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Hello EEC friends, community members, and environmental stewards! Happy (almost) Earth Day! In our last meeting, we discussed various local environmental initiatives, public electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and home insulation and electrification in Chicago. Keep reading for more information about corresponding contacts and events for these topics and more! Are you a part of our Google group ? Join the forum here to receive local environmental updates from us an

Join EEC and the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition to raise your voice in opposition to Peoples Gas proposed $200 million rate hike! When: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Time: 5:30pm CT Daley Plaza 50 West Washington St. Chicago, IL 60602 Just three years after pushing for the biggest rate hike in Illinois history, Peoples Gas is back to ask for even more money from its customers. Peoples Gas wants to charge Chicago residents more money for its expensive pipelines that come with a

Hello EEC friends, community members, and environmental stewards! Keep reading for updates on the repeal of the Endangerment Finding , upcoming Peoples Gas Rate Hike rallies , our upcoming events , and more. In our last meeting, we discussed further steps for EEC's campaigns and events, sustainable development in Edgewater, and saw a presentation about the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act . We look forward to seeing you soon! Meeting Highlights Read about the Environment

The Fossil Fuel Divestment Act (FFDA) is a bill pending before the General Assembly. It would require five Illinois’ state-funded public pension funds to : (1) immediately stop new investments in the top 200 oil, coal, and natural gas companies ; and (2) divest from existing public holdings in the top 200 oil, coal, and natural gas companies over a period of five years. Now is the time to divest the Illinois pensions from fossil fuels! We can’t do this without you. Ple

Hello EEC friends, community members, and environmental stewards! Help us support local policy initiatives, engage with Chicago Park District's first ever citywide participatory budgeting initiative, and more. In our last meeting, we saw presentations about a green infrastructure policy proposal in Edgewater and the Peoples Gas rate hike. We also discussed the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act and Chicago's citywide participatory budgeting. We look forward to seeing you s

Introducing the POWER Act: Protecting Our Water, Energy, and Ratepayers. This new legislation will hold data centers accountable, protecting our wallets and our communities. Without guardrails, data centers could increase our electricity costs by $37 billion through 2050. That’s a 24% increase! The POWER Act ensures Big Tech covers their own costs, not Illinois ratepayers. Requiring data centers to bring their own new clean energy means more wind, solar, and battery storage b

Edgewater Sustainable Development Guidelines: "The Green Edge

Event recording, CABO fact sheet + action alert, presentation, and resources provided and asked about during Q&A.

Join us with Alders Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth and Angela Clay to learn more about how to decarbonize our homes and how to save on our utilities

Recap Around 30 people came together at 6018North on a beautiful evening in August for an event in EEC's Community Resiliency Campaign: a...

We seek to expand the use of Renewable/Clean Energy in Edgewater and Andersonville and help hasten the clean energy economy. We promote...

Using less energy at home can save consumers money, improve their health, reduce dependence on nonrenewable energy sources, and more.

"Light pollution" refers to the presence of inappropriate and/or excessive artificial lighting, during the day and especially at night.