When facing the climate crisis, disregarding science and public input undermines our ability to protect carbon-storing forests, preserve biodiversity, and safeguard a livable future 🌲

📰 Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco for @wbez.org: www.wbez.org/environment/...

🔍 When an administration obscures project names, shortens comment periods, and exploits loopholes to stop public participation like this, it’s a deliberate erosion of accountability and a reckless disregard for ecosystems, wildlife, and frontline communities.

📰 Dazzling headline and article from @Jeremy Gorner for @Chicago Tribune: “Gov. JB Pritzker signs sweeping Illinois energy law boosting batteries and renewables that GOP opposed” www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/08/p...

...🌎 Cleaner air and climate progress by accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels
🚫 Stronger consumer protections through long-term planning and oversight by state regulators
✴️ Energy resilience for the future as Illinois prepares for rising demand from extreme weather and new technologies

What the CRGA Act will deliver for Illinois:
💰 Lower energy bills over time by increasing supply and reducing future grid and capacity costs
🔋 A more reliable electric grid through large-scale battery storage that supports wind and solar...

Cheers to real progress in 2026! These new laws show what’s possible when communities speak up and lawmakers listen 🎉
📰 @benszalinski.bsky.social & @brendenmoore.bsky.social for @capitolnewsil.bsky.social “New laws: Illinois’ grocery tax to end, aquifer protections begin”

💌 Celebrate with us by thanking the lawmakers who voted YES on CRGA: act.ilenviro.org/a/crga-thank...

ℹ️ To learn more and get the inside scoop from experts on the CRGA Act, join our webinar: CRGA Explained: Illinois’ New Energy Law ⚡ act.ilenviro.org/a/crga-expla...
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"...while simultaneously addressing the challenges of poor regional grid planning and energy-intensive data centers. The CRGA Act doubles the renewable energy investment we made in 2021 with CEJA while also investing in new programs that meet the urgency of the moment.”
— Jen Walling, IEC CEO (3/4)

“Nearly exactly a year ago today, Pres. Trump declared a national energy emergency and pledged to ‘drill, baby, drill.’ Thankfully, Illinois is stepping up to protect consumers and our climate from the administration’s attacks on clean energy... (2/4)

I mean, Illinois has just been *killing* it, almost completely outside of the NY/CA media spotlight.

Next we prepped for SB1531, the foam foodware ban with Senator Laura Fine @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social @alliancegreatlakes.bsky.social @ilenviro.bsky.social

Thank you for sharing! We appreciate it so much! Plastic persists in the environment for hundreds of years, so saying no to single-use plastics and waste is so important.