Clean Power Archives

Rally to Close Prairie State Coal Plant

August 16, 2021Climate, Prairie State, Rally

Central Illinois groups, including EJC, host rally in front of Sen. Bennett’s office on August 16 to urge him to support closing Prairie State coal plant.

Close Prairie State!

August 2, 2021Clean Energy Jobs Act, Climate, Senator Scott Bennett

Urge Senator Scott Bennett to pass the Governor’s clean energy and climate bill that would close Prairie State coal plant by 2035, unless owners can show they can sequester 90% of the carbon emitted.

Keep Solar Accessible to All in Illinois

March 15, 2018Future Energy Jobs Act, solar energy Illinois

Please take a few moments and send a letter to the Commission today asking that the benefits of Future Energy Jobs Act is available to everyone in Illinois!

Award Goes to Clean Power Coalition

October 3, 2012"chicago clean power coalition", fisk and crawford

On September 20, 2012, the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) gave its Leadership Award to the Chicago Clean Power Coalition for its work to close Chicago’s two coal-fired power plants. These plants were two of the dirtiest in the country, and called out by the NAACP in their report “Coal Blooded: Putting Profits Before People” as two of the worst environmental justice offenders of all 431 coal plants surveyed in the country.

Pam Richart, Eco-Justice Collaborative (EJC), and Christine Nannicelli, Sierra Club, accepted the award on behalf of the Coalition. EJC initiated the work that led to the creation of the coalition in 2009.

Historic Victory! Coal-Free Chicago

March 2, 2012

Historic victory: Coal-free Chicago will electrify clean energy movement by Jeff Biggers, journalist and author, ‘Reckoning at Eagle Creek’ and ‘In […]