🔔 Legislative Update!

Some important pieces of the Illinois Environmental Legislative Agenda continue to move through the legislative process. We had some key wins this week!

See how we're progressing this session:
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Come hang out with us and other water advocates at a water networking happy hour! 🍹🐢

Experienced water advocates & those just starting out are invited! Build relationships for future collaboration with fellow water policy enthusiasts! Register by 5/6!
act.ilenviro.org/a/making-waves

Help us achieve the clean energy future! The new Illinois Clean Jobs Platform includes bills that lower greenhouse gas emissions, create green jobs & make our communities safer & healthier. Contact your decision-makers in support of the platform. #ElectrifyIL
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Most Illinois wetlands have been destroyed. Let’s protect the ones that we still have. #protectILwaters
Picture: TNC in Illinois emiquon nature preserve yesterday at sunrise.

It's a great day to be in Springfield! We're here w/ our amazing conservation partners for #ILConservationLobbyDay & to help announce the ICJC Platform w/ Illinois Clean Jobs! #ElectrifyIL ! Together, we're building power for a clean energy future & strong protections for nature in IL!

We're in Springfield today for a press conference w/ Illinois Clean Jobs to announce the ICJC Platform! The platform is a series of bills to expand access to zero-emission transportation, healthy, affordable buildings & reliable energy. #ElectrifyIL
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Watch LIVE! @ilcleanjobs announces the ICJC Platform! These bills will invest in equitable transportation, healthy, affordable buildings & a more reliable grid. Tune in to learn more! #ElectrifyIL
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What is the Solar Bill of Rights? This bill would standardize solar rates & policies for all solar customers across the state including those outside of ComEd/Ameren's territories.
energynews.us/2024/04/24/ill…

The best part of our Nisei Lounge Chicago fundraiser is the climate change centerpiece!!! Come support IEC!!

Join us tonight! The amazing Kam Buckner & I are about to take over the bar at Nisei Lounge Chicago to benefit IEC. Pregaming with a Pilot Project Brewing Ivy Climber. Proceeds from featured beer and all tips benefit the incredible work IEC does!

Thanks to CEJA, IL supports community-led clean energy the most out of the 50 states! But, there's still work to do to make clean energy accessible to everyone, like passing the Solar Bill of Rights! #CEJAworks
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⏰Reminder! This event starts tomorrow at 11 AM CT! See what's being done to combat air pollution associated with warehouses & the freight trucks that serve them. This is a growing health concern in communities across the state.

Register today!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

'We are going in the right direction, we're on the right track, we're just not going fast enough. Our fate is tied to whether we make progress on climate,' said Jack Darin on The 21st's #EarthDay special.

Tune into the convo w our friends at IEC: will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story…

Looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day? Jen Walling has you covered! Listen to this conversation on the The 21st where Jen and Jack from Illinois Sierra Club cover the current state of Illinois' environment. will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story…

So proud to participate in Earth day jeopardy with climate champions Rep. Sean Casten Congressman Bill Foster Skilling today!!!

Earth Day was first established in 1970, and for over 50 years now it has served as an opportunity to get involved in environmental activism and preservation. This Earth Day, consider getting involved with the IEC or volunteering with The Nature Conservancy!

Join us and our partners on April 24th for the virtual launch of a new report -- Illinois Warehouse Boom -- which traces the growth of mega-warehouses across Illinois & outlines health impacts for residents & workers on the frontlines of truck pollution.
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New federal standards aimed at removing 'forever chemicals' from water are hailed by environmental advocates as 'a major win for public health.' For IL, IEC's Ariel Hampton says, “We will certainly see changes in about three to five years.'

Read more: wbez.org/stories/foreve…

Here are the vote results. As my colleague Rep Gregg Johnson helpfully pointed out during debate, if the 118 members of the House were comprised of scientist, that board would have 114 yeas.

Congrats to Rep. Janet Yang Rohr, CFA who advanced HB4895 to close gaps on climate change education in Illinois. We worked with Rep Yang Rohr & Kim du Buclet & students & teachers to get this done! 70-37! Thanks to all the lawmakers that understand science!