It's be nice to see some progress in the House, right? We can in Illinois! HB4412, which protects local clean energy projects and the jobs they create, will be heard at a subject matter hearing this morning.
File a witness slip in support of the bill ➡️ https://t.co/wrgoRTVYFO
It's not too late to register to join us for the 10th annual Pere Marquette Park Preservation Project! Volunteers will head to camp on May 21 & 22 to restore Unit Lodge #3. RSVP by TOMORROW, May 17 to join us at Camp Ouatoga this weekend! 🌲🏕️🛠️
RSVP➡️ https://t.co/fRCnKfAZ3E
BREAKING: The IL Senate just passed a CEJA Attack Bill, SB1104, which undermines CEJA by giving fossil fuels a platform to attack our nation-leading decarbonization plan.
We can't go backward in the fight for our climate. Tell your State Rep to vote NO: https://t.co/mG75duwmIM
When @GovPritzker signed CEJA into law 6 months ago today, IL became a national leader in equitable climate action. Fortunate to have witnessed that historic moment & gracias to all of the community leaders, legislators, & orgs that spent YEARS making it our reality! #CEJAworks
Six months ago today, @GovPritzker signed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act into law! CEJA is a historic law that won’t be implemented overnight, but our coalition is working tirelessly to ensure CEJA's benefits reach every community. Here’s what we’ve been up to: 🧵 #CEJAworks
Six months ago (!!!!) we enacted the most equitable clean jobs bill in the nation. We still have a lot of work in front of us to make it real, but man I'm still so proud 🥹 we did this. #CEJAWorks
🚨 ACTION NEEDED: Today the @ILSenDems Energy Committee Chair denied @ILCleanJobs the opportunity to testify against SB1104, which undermines the Climate & Equitable Jobs Act and spreads misinformation about renewable energy.
Take action to defend CEJA: https://t.co/40d7l9KN9Q
As the fossil fuel industry pivots away from coal, they are now attempting to stifle clean energy progress by building expensive new dirty gas plants. Texas-based @EmberClear wants to build a gas plant next to a school in Pawnee.
Tell the @ILEPA — let's turn, not burn! 🌬️
It's Hunger Strike Day 2
"He said that he would be a climate champion, that if we elected him he would do everything he could to solve the climate crisis,” Ms. Leedy said. “I think what’s happening right now is he’s going back on his climate promises.”
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Enormous thanks to the volunteers who joined us for the return of the Pere Marquette Park Preservation Project! This year, we restored a portion of the roof of unit lodge 3. History lives on & beautiful public space remains accessible to Illinoisans because of our volunteers. 🌎
.@GovPritzker speaks at the signing of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act: Illinois will “establish the strongest clean energy standard the Midwest … protecting and advancing the interests of every Illinoisan … anchoring it all in the ethics and equity.” #FossilFreeIL
IT’S OFFICIAL! @GovPritzker just signed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) into law! This is the most equitable climate legislation in the country, thank you to everyone who spent more than three years fighting for it! #FossilFreeIL#twill
BREAKING: The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act just passed the Senate with a bipartisan vote, and is now headed to @GovPritzker’s desk for his signature! This is historic, thank you to all of the climate champions that got this across the finish line! #FossilFreeIL#twill
BREAKING: The Illinois House just passed the most equitable clean energy jobs bill in the nation! The Senate will reconvene in the coming days to take a vote, tell your Senator to vote YES! https://t.co/Bk07hmlhvb #FossilFreeIL#twill