Clean Power

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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Illinois Solar for All Program Launches to Bring Affordable Renewable Energy to Low-income Households and Environmental Justice Communities across the State

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                         May 15, 2019     Contacts: Little Village Environmental Justice Organization: Juliana Pino, (312) 344-3143, jpino@lvejo.org Environmental Law & Policy Center: Judith Nemes, (312) 795-3706, JNemes@elpc.org Blacks in Green: Naomi Davis, (773) 678-9541, NaomiDavis@blacksingreen.org Illinois People’s Action:  Dawn Dannenbring, (309) 531-4433, ILPeoplesAction12@gmail.com Illinois Solar for All Program Launches to Bring Affordable Renewable Energy to Low-income Households and Environmental Justice Communities across […]

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De carbón a Diesel, La Villita que Si Puede

CHICAGO, IL – El martes 6 de febrero de 2018, la Organización de Justicia Ambiental de La Villita (LVEJO por sus siglas en inglés) y la comunidad de La Villita en general se sorprendieron al saber que Hilco y el Alcalde Rahm Emanuel propusieron la demolición de la planta de energía de carbón Crawford y […]

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