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Mental health, roofing and job training: Illinois ‘just transition’ grants roll out
The first round of funding under Illinois’s Energy Transition Community Grant program is helping communities add mental health care services, expand workforce training opportunities, and restore local budgets battered by the decline of fossil fuels.By Kari Lydersen .
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Proposed federal rule would regulate coal plant wastewater for the first time
The standard could hasten coal plant closures and protect waterways, but implementation delays and a coal ash loophole could weaken protections.By Kari Lydersen .
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Troubled Illinois coal plant never received an operating permit, ran ‘illegally’ for over a decade, lawsuit says
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the Sierra Club alleges that the Illinois EPA never granted nor denied Prairie State’s application for an operations permit under the Clean Air Act, leaving it to operate illegally for most of the last decade.By Kari Lydersen .
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ComEd offers $120M for equity programs as part of Chicago electricity deal
Amid an ongoing bribery scandal, ComEd is offering shareholder dollars for clean energy to gain support for its Chicago electricity franchise agreement.By Kari Lydersen .
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Chicago-area partnership casts a wide net to recruit and train the electricians of the future
A family member introduced a young Elbert Walters III to the opportunities of the local electrical workers’ union. Now the executive director of Powering Chicago, Walters is working to diversify the field through a collaborative training center and mobile learning lab.By Audrey Henderson .
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Pipeline developer says Illinois carbon sequestration sites could be just the beginning
Navigator CO2 Ventures’ revised application offers more details about its plans for a multi-state carbon dioxide pipeline. Meanwhile, landowners say they are feeling pressured to sign easements.By Kari Lydersen .
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EPA coal ash settlement raises hopes for cleanup along Lake Michigan and beyond
Inactive landfills and historic coal ash dumps are currently exempt from federal rules, but a recent settlement could change things.By Kari Lydersen .
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Despite national goals, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked
While nationwide emissions from energy and other sectors have fallen in recent decades, those from agriculture — especially livestock and corn — have grown.By Erin Jordan .
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Midwest coalition pins hopes on federal funding for regional hydrogen hub
The Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen says federal funding could launch a multi-faceted hydrogen boom in the Midwest.By Kari Lydersen .
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Illinois county offered payments to back Navigator carbon dioxide pipeline
Officials in McDonough County passed a pipeline moratorium last year; developers are offering 30 years of payments in exchange for “good faith” support of the project.By Kari Lydersen .
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