John Lippert

I'm a freelance writer at the Chicago Tribune. Before that, I was on the staff at Bloomberg, Detroit Free Press and GM, where I built cars for eight years.

[John Lippert @johnmlippert]

yes I agree with you, Benedict.

I'm signing off.

[LVEJO @LVEJO]

We did it! 👏 Today, LVEJO and City leaders released our collaborative Cumulative Impact Assessment - another important step to protecting our neighborhood's environment, health and quality of life.

Learn more ⬇️ here.

https://t.co/La66mZFXiu

[John Lippert @johnmlippert]

Inside the UAW strike: How executives miscalculated worker resentment and union leadership, leading to the historic walkout https://t.co/Ml8a79flVl via @business

[John Lippert @johnmlippert]

Good question!

[Brian Urbaszewski @thrudasmog]

Great news @johnmlippert! But now the ques is WHERE will these batteries provide #CleanAir? Other states make vehicle mfcs sell more EVs. IL doesn't. EVs these batteries will go into will clean the air & save live -elsewhere- unless @GovPritzker acts. #AdvancedCleanTrucks #EVs

[Olivia Kuncio @Olivia_Kuncio]

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[John Lippert @johnmlippert]

Illinois lands Gotion EV battery plant in Manteno | Crain's Chicago Business https://t.co/twMXP0HUhZ

[Michael Hawthorne @scribeguy]

More than 2 decades after Acme Steel declared bankruptcy, leaving behind highly contaminated land on Chicago's SE Side, @EPA proposes taxpayer-funded Superfund cleanup. Site is next to a pair of city parks. https://t.co/fb2r6Fif91

[John Lippert @johnmlippert]

Editorial: Why we all must support the Port of Chicago https://t.co/ReimXrYEQf

[Gregory Royal Pratt @royalpratt]

This is a great story about the Port of Chicago and a stunning example of how Illinois leaders at all levels have been bad stewards of our environmental and economic resources https://t.co/St9TVqltGf

[Michael Hawthorne @scribeguy]

If a dilapidated Port of Chicago dock collapses, it could breach an adjacent U.S. Army Corps of Engineers landfill and release 40 years’ worth of toxic muck into Lake Michigan, @johnmlippert reports. https://t.co/BoS2oMLnlp

[Michelle Rowan @mrowan20]

Long-neglected Port of Chicago hopes to spur economic growth https://t.co/6Mqia9S19r

[John Lippert @johnmlippert]

The Port of Chicago is not just a scar on the city’s shoreline and a threat to the environment. It’s a drag on economic growth.https://t.co/t6CVbhdDKM

[Dan Petrella @PetrellaReports]

Reupping this well-done story from @johnmlippert as Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Sens. Durbin and Duckworth attend the Lion Electric bus factories opening today. https://t.co/nUoAUICswC

[Judith Nemes @JudithELPC]

Editorial: "Illinois should adopt the Advanced Clean Trucks rule to phase out most gas-powered heavy-duty trucks & step up efforts to get more #ElectricVehicles on the roads." Bring EV manufacturing to IL to help spark our economy https://t.co/ZPlVmq0rnO @ELPCenter @GovPritzker

[Michael Hawthorne @scribeguy]

Update from me and ⁦@adrianamperezr⁩: Rain can now fall so quickly that the $3.8B Deep Tunnel can’t move runoff fast enough to prevent sewage overflows and basement backups in the main part of the system. https://t.co/B9tjiH8JVf

[John Lippert @johnmlippert]

Can UPS and the Teamsters Reach a Deal?

Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien tweeted Saturday that “huge gains have been made” but still no agreement.

Lots of excellent reporting in this story by Stephen Franklin
https://t.co/11z4JCG2cU

[Judith Nemes @JudithELPC]

Special thanks to @GovWhitmer for setting high bar recommending $125 million for electric school buses! @ELPCenter is thrilled to see $125 million included in state budget on bipartisan basis. /https://t.co/KxQdr7WJvu @alliance4esb @worldresources @MichEnvCouncil

[Taylor W Anderson @TaylorWAnderson]

Americans waiting to get to the front of the car drive-thru line at a Jack in the Box fast food restaurant.

Salt Lake City, Utah. June 2023