As ELPC's Lena Guerrero Reynolds notes, climate impact is 93% lower, and having e-bikes replace gas-powered vehicles for shorter trips bodes well for #AirQuality. "That's a lot of gas they're not burning." publicnewsservice.org/2024-07-01/cli…

Enbridge's massive Michigan oil spill 14 years ago this week and newly revealed cracks in Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac will be in the spotlight Thursday. Join us in a rally near you to shut down American's most dangerous oil pipeline. youtube.com/watch?v=Bo8wXd…

In 1985, Carl Sagan told Congress that continuing to burn fossil fuels will increase global temperature, cause climate change, melt glaciers and ice sheets, and cause sea level rise. Imagine if we had listened to him them. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate

Listen up lawmakers: Just because cars have always ruled the road doesn't mean we can't adapt to the new reality that people are demanding alternative ways to move around Chicago. Let's be a forward-looking city! Environmental Law & Policy Center @activetrans Mayor Brandon Johnson CDOT IDOT_Illinois

More EV-ready charging at home is vital step to boost car sales in IL. A new state law mandates new homes be equipped with EV-capable parking. Will home chargers become an essential amenity for homebuyers? Environmental Law & Policy Center chicagotribune.com/2024/08/10/rea… Environmental Law & Policy Center #electricvehicles

Awesome news! I wrote about GH 20 years ago in my old reporter days - wonderful to see how far they have come. What a worthwhile organization! A $25 Million Organic Farm And Job Training Campus Could Come To Englewood blockclubchicago.org/2024/08/07/a-2… via @BlockClubChi Growing Home

Somehow I don't see this type of state law coming to Florida or Texas anytime soon. Sad ... but GO ILLINOIS!

A nice thing about not being mayor anymore is I don't care who hears me tell this clown to STFU.

From school buses to trucks, U.S. EPA is #ChargingUsForward w/ $735M for zero-emissions vehicles via the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program — training workers, expanding EV infrastructure & improving air quality for 72M people near trucking corridors. elpc.org/news/elpc-appl…

"No president in an executive order can willy-nilly overturn congressional legislation,” said Howard Learner, responding to the freeze on funds promised to Illinois and other states for #ElectricVehicles infrastructure, wind, and #SolarEnergy projects. chicagotribune.com/2025/01/27/tru…

Do you care about #wetlands? Then register for this webinar at 7 PM TONIGHT! Learn from ELPC's Katie Garvey & others as they discuss a crucial federal lawsuit that aims to abolish Swampbuster provisions protecting agricultural wetlands. REGISTER NOW 👇 lwvmn-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

The future of Chicagoland's #transit is on the line. Will we invest in cleaner, faster, better transit—or let cuts fuel gridlock & pollution? ELPC’s Kevin Brubaker recently testified to RTA Chicago about the stakes ahead. elpc.org/blog/better-da…

The Federal Railroad Administration is vital to keep the Midwest moving, and administer planning & construction projects currently underway across 48 states. ELPC joined 22 organizations urging Secretary Sean Duffy to protect mission-critical personnel at The FRA railpassengers.org/happening-now/…

We love our #NationalParks. Indiana Dunes is among the top 10 most visited parks in the country. Senator Todd Young, Senator Jim Banks and Governor Mike Braun time to step up and call for some common sense to protect the Dunes. chicagotribune.com/2025/03/02/fed…

“By announcing he wants to get rid of the EV tax credit President Trump is creating instability in the market and putting a big question mark over the growth in EV manufacturing & purchasing," warns Howard Learner in the Daily Herald dailyherald.com/20250301/busin…

Breaking: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is dropping plans for a proposed 25-foot high expansion of a toxic waste dump on Chicago's Southeast Side lakefront after years of litigation from community & Environmental Law & Policy Center and following opposition from Illinois EPA: chicagotribune.com/2025/03/11/lak…

Victory for Chicagoans & all who care about protecting healthy communities & #LakeMichigan! ELPC has been honored to represent Alliance of the Southeast & Friends of the Parks to stop the toxic dump plan for lakefront. Thank you Governor JB Pritzker Kwame Raoul & Illinois EPA elpc.org/news/army-corp…

A sad day for Chicago journalism and the #FirstAmendment. We need more bright light shining on the federal government than ever before.

Welcome back two #PipingPlovers who've returned to Montrose Beach sanctuary in Chicago! Chicago Piping Plovers ChicagoBirding ChicagoAudubonSociet Environmental Law & Policy Center chicagotribune.com/2025/04/11/bir…

BREAKING: BP's Whiting, IN refinery is discharging mercury, PFAS, and other harmful toxic pollutants dangerously close to Lake Michigan. ELPC and Environmental Integrity Project demand stronger safeguards in BP's water permit.