A Battle Between a Great City and a Great Lake
In the search for a big-city refuge from climate change, Chicago looks like an excellent option. At least, it does on a map. It stands...
Energy policy overhaul that would close coal, bail out nuclear plants stalls in Illinois Senate
Legislators returned to Springfield to take up a massive overhaul of energy policy that includes a bailout for nuclear plants and closing coal-fired plants, but...
Lawmakers urge governor to reconsider closing power plants
A bipartisan group of 52 Illinois lawmakers is urging Gov. JB Pritzker not to prematurely close not-for-profit coal-fired power plants, warning such a move would...
As legislature reconvenes, Illinois is poised to become the first state in the Midwest to ban coal-burning power plants
Illinois, one of the nation’s largest producers of coal, is on the verge of becoming the first Midwest state to ban energy companies from burning...
Illinois stakeholders still hopeful on clean energy deal — but will it come soon enough for solar companies?
Garrison Riegel considers himself an eternal optimist. It might help explain why he launched his Chicago-based solar company, Celestar Solar, last year during the pandemic....
Developer of crypto mining site in Illinois begins transition to solar power use
Sangha Systems, the developer of an 82-MW cryptocurrency mining facility in Illinois, is taking the first steps to migrate its electricity consumption towards renewable energy....
Climate versus jobs? Not in this heartland state.
For five generations, Andrew Bowman’s family has worked the land in Oneida, population 700-ish – a flat and fertile swath of Illinois his father always...
We can protect the jobs of working people and the environment at the same time
In Illinois, we’re used to tough weather. We sweat on the softball field in the summer, freeze on our way to work in the winter,...