EJC Blog Posts
Eco-Justice Collaborative's posts explore current issues around climate, sustainability, and justice. Each respects our mission and work in each of these areas, including local, regional or statewide campaigns.
Concerns over CO2 Pipelines
Advocates express concern over farmland impacts, safety hazards, eminent domain, and landowner rights from Navigator's planned CO2 pipeline ... READ MORE
Say NO to CO2 Pipelines
Learn about the risks and land use impacts associate with CO2 pipelines at the March 7 webinar hosted by the Coalition to Stop CO2 Pipelines ... READ MORE
Transforming Agriculture in the Midwest
Just nine Midwestern states make up 42 percent of U.S. agricultural emissions — or 4.2 percent of TOTAL U.S. emissions. But equitably transforming agriculture in the Midwest can be a game changer for our climate ... READ MORE
History of Illinois Coal Mining
Watch Illinois' history with coal. The video features slavery, prosperity, and uprisings & disasters that led to labor & environmental laws ... READ MORE
Growing Food and Energy: Agrivoltaics
Agrivotaics is creating a world where we can use the sun twice: once to produce power from solar energy; and the second to grow food ... READ MORE
Dynegy Presents Its Plans for the Middle Fork
On December 9, 2021 Dynegy Midwest Generation presented its plans to remove coal ash stored in the floodplain of the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River ... READ MORE
Victory! Dynegy Will Move Its Ash
Victory! After a multi-year campaign, Dynegy has agreed to move its ash out of the floodplain of the Middle Fork, Illinois' National Scenic River ... READ MORE
Sounding the Climate Alarm
The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Working Group 1 report sounded an alarm - we have until 2040 to prevent a future of permanent, catastrophic climate change ... READ MORE
