Illinois Legislative Lobby Days Opportunities Ahead

March 2024
Lobby Day 2023 in Springfield
Lobby Day 2023 in Springfield. Photo: Joyce Blumenshine

By Joyce Blumenshine

March 26th:  Lobby in Springfield for CO2 Pipeline Legislation

May 9th:  Climate Lobby Day in Springfield

On Tuesday, March 26th, volunteers from clean energy, environmental, faith-based, farm families, social justice, and other interest groups will head to Springfield to visit with their state representatives and senators, in support of new legislation on carbon capture and sequestration and CO2 pipelines. For more information and to register, scroll down to “Lobby Your Legislators on March 26th" on the Coalition to Stop CO2 Pipelines website.

On Thursday, May 9th, there will be a Climate Lobby Day at the state capital and details will be in the next issue of Tallgrass Sierran. Mark your calendar and help be part of the voices needed to talk to your legislators about essential environmental bills.

Register to attend the May 9th Climate Action Lobby Day now!

See the Illinois Chapter Sierra Club website for priority issues Fact Sheets and more resources.  The Illinois Environmental Council has a listing of key legislation they are following.  For more information on travel from the Peoria metro area, contact HOI Group Political Chair Joyce Blumenshine at 309-678-1011.