Posts from July 2020 and earlier can be found on our blog archive.
Sierra Club Hosts Panel to Educate Public on the Toll of Longwall Mining
June 21, 2021
Coal companies describe longwall mining as “planned subsistence,” but community activists describe it as “planned destruction.”
NRG Announces 2022 Retirement of Waukegan, Will Co Coal Plants as Negotiations for Comprehensive Energy Reform Continue
June 17, 2021
Waukegan Advocates say, “The world will not wait for Springfield, communities need clean energy transition now.”
Springfield, we can win for climate this month
June 9, 2021
Blog post by Elizabeth Scrafford, Sierra Club Organizing Manager about the urgent need to pass climate legislation.
Chance for Lake County’s “Crown Jewel” Natural Area Comes into View Following Passage of State Legislation
June 3, 2021
The Illinois General Assembly Tuesday has established a task force to study new uses for land originally targeted for the now-defunct Route 53 Extension.
2021 Pollinator Week
June 1, 2021
Whether you have an emotional, aesthetic, or nostalgic connection to pollinators; want to promote biodiversity or restore habitat, or simply enjoy food and want food security, there is action you can take to support pollinators!
Two Bills Reducing Exposure to Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Head to Gov. Pritzker’s Desk
May 29, 2021
Two major environmental bills that protect Illinoisans from exposure to toxic “forever chemicals” called PFAS passed out of the Illinois General Assembly and heads now to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk.
Sierra Club Statement in Response to Gov. Pritzker's Plans to Accelerate Electric Vehicles in Illinois
April 30, 2021
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced the IEPA would begin to revise the Volkswagen Settlement Funding Plan and offer a $9 million grant opportunity for electric school buses.
Illinois Chapter Monarch Campaign Volunteers Invited to Participate in Project Wingspan
April 28, 2021
Project Wingspan (PW) is a program that turns citizens into prairie stewards, and Midwestern acres into pollinator habitat. Learn more!
On This Earth Day, We Fight For the Right to Breathe
April 22, 2021
Read Sierra Club Illinois Director Jack Darin's reflections on Earth Day in his latest blog post.
President Biden's Environmental Plans
April 16, 2021
Over the last four years, we fought tooth and nail to defeat the Trump administration. Now it’s time to put in the work and undo his disastrous legacy.