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Judith Nemes retweeted
BREAKING: BP's Whiting, IN refinery is discharging mercury, PFAS, and other harmful toxic pollutants dangerously close to Lake Michigan. ELPC and @EnviroIntegrity demand stronger safeguards in BP's water permit.
Judith Nemes retweeted
Welcome back two #PipingPlovers who've returned to Montrose Beach sanctuary in Chicago!
@ChicagoPiping @ChicagoBirding @ChicagoAudubon_ @ELPCenter
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Judith Nemes retweeted
Breaking: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is dropping plans for a proposed 25-foot high expansion of a toxic waste dump on Chicago's Southeast Side lakefront after years of litigation from community & @ELPCenter and following opposition from Illinois EPA: chicagotribune.com/2025/03/1…
Judith Nemes retweeted
Victory for Chicagoans & all who care about protecting healthy communities & #LakeMichigan!
ELPC has been honored to represent Alliance of the Southeast & @FOTPChicago to stop the toxic dump plan for lakefront.
Thank you @GovPritzker @KwameRaoul & @ILEPA
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Judith Nemes retweeted
The Federal Railroad Administration is vital to keep the Midwest moving, and administer planning & construction projects currently underway across 48 states.
ELPC joined 22 organizations urging @SecDuffy to protect mission-critical personnel at @USDOTFRA railpassengers.org/happening…
Judith Nemes retweeted
“By announcing he wants to get rid of the EV tax credit President Trump is creating instability in the market and putting a big question mark over the growth in EV manufacturing & purchasing," warns @HowardELPC in the @DailyHerald dailyherald.com/20250301/bus…
Judith Nemes retweeted
We love our #NationalParks. @IndianaDunes is among the top 10 most visited parks in the country. @SenToddYoung, @SenatorBanks and @GovBraun time to step up and call for some common sense to protect the Dunes.
chicagotribune.com/2025/03/0…
Judith Nemes retweeted
Do you care about #wetlands? Then register for this webinar at 7 PM TONIGHT!
Learn from ELPC's Katie Garvey & others as they discuss a crucial federal lawsuit that aims to abolish Swampbuster provisions protecting agricultural wetlands.
REGISTER NOW 👇 lwvmn-org.zoom.us/webinar/re…
Judith Nemes retweeted
The future of Chicagoland's #transit is on the line.
Will we invest in cleaner, faster, better transit—or let cuts fuel gridlock & pollution?
ELPC’s Kevin Brubaker recently testified to @RTA_Chicago about the stakes ahead. elpc.org/blog/better-data-be…
Judith Nemes retweeted
"No president in an executive order can willy-nilly overturn congressional legislation,” said @HowardELPC, responding to the freeze on funds promised to Illinois and other states for #ElectricVehicles infrastructure, wind, and #SolarEnergy projects. chicagotribune.com/2025/01/2…
Judith Nemes retweeted
A nice thing about not being mayor anymore is I don't care who hears me tell this clown to STFU.
Judith Nemes retweeted
More EV-ready charging at home is vital step to boost car sales in IL. A new state law mandates new homes be equipped with EV-capable parking. Will home chargers become an essential amenity for homebuyers? @ELPCenter chicagotribune.com/2024/08/1… @elpcenter #electricvehicles
Judith Nemes retweeted
In 1985, Carl Sagan told Congress that continuing to burn fossil fuels will increase global temperature, cause climate change, melt glaciers and ice sheets, and cause sea level rise. Imagine if we had listened to him them.
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate
Judith Nemes retweeted
Enbridge's massive Michigan oil spill 14 years ago this week and newly revealed cracks in Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac will be in the spotlight Thursday. Join us in a rally near you to shut down American's most dangerous oil pipeline. youtube.com/watch?v=Bo8wXd96…
Judith Nemes retweeted
As ELPC's @LenaGReynolds notes, climate impact is 93% lower, and having e-bikes replace gas-powered vehicles for shorter trips bodes well for #AirQuality.
"That's a lot of gas they're not burning."
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Judith Nemes retweeted
“The Supreme Court’s decision radically shifts and re-allocates constitutional power...to the judiciary,” Learner says. People rely upon federal agencies to protect healthy clean air to breathe and safe clean water to drink, and the Great Lakes to enjoy. wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/0…
Judith Nemes retweeted
TY @ILAttyGeneral Kwame Raoul for stepping up to protect environmental justice communities in SE Chicago by supporting our lawsuit representing @ASEChicago & @FOTPChicago to stop @USACEHQ's plans for a toxic waste dredge dump on our lakeshore.
Judith Nemes retweeted
We are thrilled to share that @ILAttyGeneral Kwame Raoul is taking a stand for environmental justice and our lakefront by filing an amicus brief in support of our lawsuit against expanding a toxic waste dump on Chicago's SE Side. @ASEChicago @ELPCenter
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Judith Nemes retweeted
House Bill 79 passed the Ohio House today. 👏 This bipartisan legislation will allow utility companies to run #EnergyEfficiency programs to help Ohioans reduce their energy usage & lower their energy bills.
More from OEC Action Fund and @ELPCenter: theoecactionfund.org/press-s…
Judith Nemes retweeted
.@NOAA's continued algal bloom predictions for Lake Erie reinforce why ELPC, City of Toledo & Lucas County Commissioners are suing @EPA for a stronger cleanup plan (via @toledonews). toledoblade.com/local/enviro…