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Broad Consensus Around Bill to Shut Down Fossil Fuels and Expand Clean Energy to Illinois by 2045

September 9, 2021 Press ReleaseIllinois

Illinois’ House of Representatives to Vote on SB 2408 as Environmental, Labor, Consumer Advocate and Grassroots Groups back the Bill

Groups File Emergency Petition Asking EPA to Order Safe Water for Benton Harbor, MI Due to Shocking Lead Contamination

September 9, 2021 Press ReleaseBenton Harbor

Immediate action is needed to deliver safe drinking water to Benton Harbor, as Congress considers legislation to remove the nation’s lead water pipes

Facing A Lead Contamination Crisis, Michigan Governor Whitmer Proposes Aid But Not Safe Drinking Water to Benton Harbor Residents

September 8, 2021 Press ReleaseMichigan

Facing a lead-contaminated drinking water crisis, today Governor Gretchen Whitmer proposed to seek “every federal, state and local resource available” to raise $20 million to replace Benton Harbor’s lead water pipes, repair the city’s water infrastructure, and provide drinking water…

Illinois Senate Passes Comprehensive Energy Reform Bill, Advocates Pushing for Key Amendments from State House

September 1, 2021 Press ReleaseIllinois

Illinois Moves Forward Most Equitable Energy Bill in the Nation, Sets to Close all Fossil Fuel Energy Plants by 2045

Delivering Zero Emissions Communities Program Announces Winning Cities

August 23, 2021 Press ReleaseChicago, San Diego, San Jose (California)

Chicago, San Diego, and San José have won spots in the newly-launched Delivering Zero Emissions Communities program. Through this one-year accelerator program, the cities will join with community partners to take bold, concrete, and immediate action toward the goal of…

In Long-Awaited Victory, EPA Bans Pesticide Toxic to Kids and Farmworkers

August 18, 2021 Press ReleaseIllinois

The Environmental Protection Agency announced today it will ban chlorpyrifos — a pesticide linked to worker poisonings and learning disabilities in children—on food grown in the U.S. or imported here.

Casi medio millón de tuberías de plomo podrían llevar agua a los hogares en Michigan

July 14, 2021 Press ReleaseMichigan

El Plan de Empleo Estadounidense del Presidente Biden tiene como objetivo eliminar todas las tuberías de plomo

Nearly a Half Million Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Michigan

July 14, 2021 Press ReleaseMichigan

President Biden’s American Jobs Plan aims to remove every lead pipe from the ground

Flint Enters Final Stage of Replacing Lead Pipes, Showing the Way for National Infrastructure Action

June 29, 2021 Press ReleaseFlint

July 23 is the Final Deadline for Residents To Consent for Free Pipe Replacement

Fossil Fuel Industry Stalls Illinois’ Most Comprehensive and Equitable Clean Energy Legislation

June 17, 2021 Press ReleaseIllinois

Fossil fuel interests stalled the most comprehensive clean energy package in Illinois’ history. Negotiations continue as legislators push to save Governor Pritzker’s comprehensive energy bill, which would transition the state to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045.

DTE Expands Access to Clean Energy Through Pilot Program

June 9, 2021 Press ReleaseMichigan

The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a settlement for DTE Electric Company’s renewable energy plan.

Michigan Lawmakers Attempting to Prevent Local Governments from Making Energy Choices

May 25, 2021 Press ReleaseMichigan

Michigan lawmakers are considering a bill (HB 4575) that would prohibit the state’s local governments from making choices about the continued use of fossil gas in homes and buildings, limiting their options to meet their residents’ health, energy, and economic…

City of Chicago Halts Controversial Metal Shredder Permit in response to Community Pressure and EPA Letter

May 8, 2021 Press ReleaseChicago

The Lightfoot administration announced late yesterday that it would stop the permitting process for General Iron, a controversial massive metal shredding operation, pending an environmental justice analysis conducted in partnership with the U.S. EPA. This follows a letter from U.S…

City of Chicago Calls for More Information on Controversial Metal Shredding Operation Move

March 15, 2021 Press ReleaseChicago

In response to a permit application for the controversial move of a notorious metal shredding operation to the Southeast Side, the Chicago Department of Public Health sent a deficiency letter today to Reserve Management Group (RMG) seeking further information and…

Illinois Has a Lead Pipe Problem It Must Solve As Biden EPA Suspends Trump Lead in Drinking Water Regulations

March 11, 2021 Press ReleaseChicago

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today suspended the Trump-era Lead and Copper Rule to seek additional public input, particularly from communities with lead-contaminated drinking water. Illinois has more lead service lines than any other state in the nation, with…

NRDC’s Derrell Slaughter Appointed to Michigan’s Council on Climate Solutions

February 3, 2021 Press ReleaseMichigan

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced today the appointment of Derrell Slaughter to the Council on Climate Solutions. Slaughter is the Michigan Clean Energy Advocate for NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and currently serves on the Ingham County Board of Commissioners as…

Governor Whitmer Puts Families First in State of the State Address

January 28, 2021 Press ReleaseMichigan

Governor Gretchen Whitmer in her State of the State address prioritized a multibillion-dollar pandemic relief plan to help Michigan families recover from the pandemic. Michigan families came first during her address that framed a common ground approach to confront the…

Court Settlement: EPA Must Evaluate Impacts of Harmful Pesticide on Imperiled Species

January 28, 2021 Press ReleaseChicago

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have reached an agreement that requires the agency to evaluate the impacts of imidacloprid, one of the most commonly used neonicotinoid pesticides, on endangered and threatened bees, butterflies, birds…

NRDC Expands Regional Food Matters Project to Reduce Food Waste in 5 Great Lakes Cities and Counties

January 19, 2021 Press ReleaseChicago, Cincinnati, Madison, Detroit, Ohio

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) announced the expansion of the Food Matters Project in the Great Lakes region with the goal of furthering larger-scale change related to food waste throughout the region. Building on projects previously launched in the Mid-Atlantic…

Water Shutoff Moratorium Passes Michigan House: Next Stop, Governor Whitmer’s Desk

December 17, 2020 Press ReleaseMichigan

Water insecurity is an issue statewide for rural and urban communities