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Environment Illinois works for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.


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Photo by Gary Todd via Flickr | Public Domain

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Check out our letter to the editor with Plastic Pollution Coalition from last Friday’s Chicago Sun-Times about an innovative new project in Cook County offers select families affected by lead-contaminated water a crucial solution for human health: coupons for water filters.

Participants at a beach cleanup at Chicago’s Oak St. beach during the Healing Our Waters Great Lakes conference in September 2024.Photo by Save the Dunes | Used by permission

 

Read our op-ed in the Daily Herald about the dangers of continued reliance on dirty power through 2050, and why Chicagoland suburbs cannot afford to extend their contracts with Prairie State.

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The Forest Service needs to hear from you before the end of the day September 20.
Submit your comment here: ProtectOurForests.org

Photo by U.S. Forest Service | Public Domain

Statement: Biden administration reins in deadly air pollution

Photo by Yazan Aboushi | TPIN

Tell the EPA: Replace lead service lines and filter schools’ drinking water

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There are more than 9 million lead pipes carrying drinking water into people’s homes and other buildings, according to EPA.Photo by Environmental Protection Agency | Public Domain

Apply today: Environment Illinois Marketing Internships

Photo by Emily Kowalski | TPIN

RSVP for Zero Waste for the Holidays Webinar

Photo by Pexels | Public Domain

Timeline proposed to get the lead out

Photo by Eric Michael Clark for NRDC | Used by permission

What’s lesser about this prairie-chicken?

Photo by Greg Kramos/USFWS | Public Domain

The REDUCE Act targets the most wasteful plastics

U.S. Capitol building in D.C.

Photo by Public Domain | Pixabay.com

Sign up for our beach cleanup on September 23rd at North Ave beach.

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