Environment Illinois
@EnvironmentIL
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Environment Illinois, a project of Environment America, is a policy and action group with one mission: to build a greener, healthier world.
Illinois, USA
Joined April 2009
Illinois PIRG: We're calling on state lawmakers to stand up for consumers and cut red tape by passing the Residential Automated Solar Permitting Act sponsored by state @SenCunningham and @Repevans33. #morerooftopsolarlessredtape #solar
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A new Illinois bill would implement instant solar permitting and end cumbersome permitting procedures that add delays and costs.
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Environment Illinois: New opinion piece in @ChicagoTribune from @IllinoisPIRG about removing unnecessary barriers so more Illinoisans can access the benefits of #solar power. #morerooftopsolarlessredtape
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A new Illinois bill would implement instant solar permitting and end cumbersome permitting procedures that add delays and costs.
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Instant online permitting for #solar – now in use in more than 270 jurisdictions across 13 states – can reduce permitting delays, making it faster, easier and cheaper to install solar panels on your home.
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Instant online permitting for solar – now in use in more than 270 jurisdictions across 13 states – can reduce these permitting delays, making it faster, easier and cheaper to install solar panels.
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RT @chicagotribune: Red tape is raising costs and slowing the adoption of solar in Illinois, report says.
chicagotribune.com
Among the results: The state is viewed as ‘a very good market because of all the incentives, but an absolute nightmare to operate in.’
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RT @EnvAm: Strips of prairie are good for the soul. soil that is. Ok, both. Check out the great story from @annenbcnews. .
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Native prairie is good for the soil, good for bees -- even good for high school senior portraits. Check out the NBC News story.
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5 surprising facts about renewable energy growth in Illinois.
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Illinois produces 2.5 times as much energy from the sun and wind as it did a decade ago. Find more clean energy facts here.
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IL is #1 in the nation for growth in energy efficiency savings over the last decade! Our updated Renewables on the Rise dashboard shows Illinois is a leader in several clean energy categories. #renewablesontherise #cleanenergy
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Renewables are on the rise across America. America produces more than three times as much power from solar, wind and geothermal sources as we did 10 years ago – enough to power more than 71.5 million...
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Our new analysis of 2022 data shows that Prairie State is the 12th worst climate polluter in the country. Read our op-ed in the @dailyherald.
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RT @EnvAm: The fall monarch butterfly migration is underway. Here's some food for thought about the challenges facing these wonderful orang….
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Glyphosate drove the decline in monarch butterflies in the past. A new study says neonics are the main culprit in recent butterfly losses in the Midwest.
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Four new piping plover chicks hatched at Montrose Beach last week. Imani, Searocket, and their chicks can help to remind us that we share this city and planet with amazing (and sometimes fluffy) wildlife.
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Four new Great Lakes piping plover chicks hatched in the summer of 2024 to Imani and Searocket. Birders and wildlife-lovers in Chicago celebrate.
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We're headed to Springfield to protect Illinois wetlands and streams. Share your support for water protections today. #ProtectILWaters
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RT @EnvNY: Digger bees are digging a new law to restrict bee-killing pesticides. (Note: so are other bees) #savethebees .
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In a move that will help all bees, Gov. Hochul signs Birds and Bees Protection Act to restrict bee-killing pesticides coated onto seeds.
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In Chicago there are the most lead water pipes of any city in the country. Join us tomorrow, October 4th at 3pm in Daley Plaza at a rally to get the lead out.
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Chicago is the #1 city with the most lead pipes in the country. All Chicagoans deserve access to safe, clean drinking water.
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President Biden vetoed anti-conservation measures that attempted to strip protections for the lesser prairie-chicken and the northern long-eared bat. Extinction can’t be fixed somewhere down the road, but we can act now to save America’s wildlife.
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President Biden vetoed anti-conservation measures that attempted to strip protections for the lesser prairie-chicken and the northern long-eared bat
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Lead is a threat to our children's health. Even at low levels, lead damages how kids learn, grow, and behave. Join us October 4th at 3pm in Daley Plaza at a rally to get the lead out.
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Chicago is the #1 city with the most lead pipes in the country. All Chicagoans deserve access to safe, clean drinking water.
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We're looking forward to seeing you tomorrow at 10am at North Ave beach for a beach cleanup to protect Lake Michigan.
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Join us on September 23rd to clean up Chicago's North Ave beach.
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No plans yet for Saturday morning? Now you do! Join us for a beach cleanup to protect Lake Michigan.
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Join us on September 23rd to clean up Chicago's North Ave beach.
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Next time you go out to dinner with friends, bring along your own takeout container for any leftovers and avoid any unnecessary plastic.
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Help protect the Great Lakes and ditch single-use plastics with these four tips when you eat out.
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From reusing plastic containers for his classic Midwestern rhubarb crunch bars to buying an electric Chevy Bolt, @RepEricSorensen (IL-17) is doing his part for the environment. Thank you!
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I wanted to talk with you about a purchase I do not regret - it is buying a Chevy Bolt EV.
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Join us for a beach cleanup at Chicago's North Ave beach on September 23rd and help protect the Great Lakes.
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Join us on September 23rd to clean up Chicago's North Ave beach.
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