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ELPC Receives American Bar Association's Award for Excellence

ELPC Files New Lawsuit to Clean Up Lake Erie

Lake continues to be plagued by toxic algae outbreaks

Senate Committee Votes to Increase Funding for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

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STORY

Coalition Steps Up to Fix Public Transit

EVENT

Join us! 2024 Gala on the Rooftop of Navy Pier

NEWS

Wisconsin Court Reverses Family’s Freedom to Fund Solar

NEWS

Conservation Groups Halt Transmission Line Construction in National Refuge

REPORT

Restoring Pure Michigan: Tackling Livestock Pollution to Protect Clean Water

STORY

Let's GET(s) Smart About Transmission

In the News

Proposed New Agency Would Combine Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Pace

CBS Chicago

In 2023 REAP Funded More Renewables Projects Overall, But Small-Scale Funding Was Down

The Daily Yonder

U.S. Steel Air Permit Hearing Draws a Crowd

Chicago Tribune

Iowa Environmental Groups Ask EPA to Protect Drinking Water from Agricultural Runoff

The Cedar Rapids Gazette

Editorial: Lake Suit Correct

Toledo Blade

Current Climate: Turning Shuttered Power Plants into Parkland

Forbes

Important Victory

DTE Case Settlement: “One of the Biggest Regulatory Wins I’ve Ever Seen”

How a “people powered” settlement with Detroit's DTE Energy sets a new standard for utilities

We’re all in to protect the Midwest’s environment.

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