Fighting for Carbon Cuts in Court: Illinois and Chicago step up to defend Clean Power Plan
Focused commitment to address climate change is a challenge and an opportunity for the people of Illinois. Failure to make the necessary commitments is an...
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Senator Kirk: If climate is too big to ignore around the world, it is too big to ignore here too
In July, Illinois Senator Mark Kirk sent out a constituent email noting that climate change is "too big to ignore" while touting a vote to support...
Ballast Water Battle in DC and Federal Court
The battle against invasive species has been going on in the Great Lakes for decades. Zebra and quagga mussels. Round gobies. The VHS virus, often charmingly...
Poisoning People, the Future and the Public Interest in Flint, Michigan
Lead is a devastating toxin . It ravages the brain. Robs children of IQ points and brain function. And deprives our society of vast potential. It has cast a...
Senator Kirk: Polluting water bodies connected to the Great Lakes = Polluting the Great Lakes
It has been very interesting watching the way Senator Mark Kirk has been cloaking himself in the mantel of Great Lakes champion, while taking actions in DC...
Durbin and Kelly: Petcoke is Everyone's Problem, Not Just Chicago and Detroit
Petcoke piles on Chicago's Southeast Side Photo courtesy of People's World/Flickr Like every protracted campaign, the battle to defeat the blight of...