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Illinois House Advances Critical Environmental Justice Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carlos Enriquez, CEJN, carlos@setaskforce.org, 815-342-5717 Ivan Moreno, NRDC, imoreno@nrdc.org, 773-799-6455 Illinois House Advances Critical Environmental Justice Legislation SPRINGFIELD, IL (March 4, 2022) – The Illinois House advanced yesterday the Illinois Environmental Justice Act (HB4093/SB2906) that would reform zoning and permitting processes for industrial facilities in the state. Advocates say that the bill would […]
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Authentic Collaboration: Critical to Equitable Outcomes
by Nancy Meza, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) and Cyatharine Alias, Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) | January 28, 2022 [Original post on CNT website here.] Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), an environmental justice (EJ) organization based in the Little Village neighborhood, and Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT), a research and data analytic planning […]
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Illinois House Passes Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, Nation-Leading Clean Energy Bill that Prioritizes Disadvantaged Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Juliana Pino, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, jpino@lvejo.org, 312-344-3143 Illinois House Passes Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, Nation-Leading Clean Energy Bill that Prioritizes Disadvantaged Communities SPRINGFIELD, IL (Sept. 9, 2021) — The Illinois House of Representatives advanced the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) today that can transform the state’s power […]
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