Rooftop solar skyrocketed in Illinois in the past five years, report shows
Small-scale solar, which produced 10 times as much electricity nationwide in 2022 as 10 years earlier, still just scratching the surface.
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Illinois plans to add more than 1,000 new public EV chargers
Electric vehicle sales grew 60% from 2022 to 2023, compared with 50% nationally, with the total number of registered EVs in the state now at 94,000.
Concerned about climate change, more Chicagoans are buying all-electric home heating systems
Residential energy use accounts for about 20% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, according to a 2020 research article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Southeast Side residents push back on proposal to allow mining in Chicago to make way for underground complex
Environmentalists and community activists are blasting a proposed ordinance that would allow mining in Chicago and open the doors to a controversial project on the heavily polluted Southeast Side. "I...
Chicago to consider an ordinance that would effectively ban natural gas in new buildings
An ordinance that would fight climate change by effectively banning the use of natural gas in most new buildings is headed to the Chicago City Council. The Clean and Affordable...
Illinois may be up to bat next to build first Great Lakes wind farm after Cleveland drops project
Before millions of Americans installed solar roofs, before towering wind turbines became a common sight in Midwestern skies, before electric car giant Tesla rolled out its first sedan, there was...
Driven by global warming concerns and encouraged by generous incentives, Illinois homeowners turning to solar power like never before
In his warm, dry suburban split-level, Nathan Gorr is far from the worst effects of climate change. But even here, he said, the signs are accumulating. There was that heavy...
Wolf Carbon Solutions pauses its bid for Illinois approval of a controversial 260-mile CO2 pipeline
Wolf Carbon Solutions U.S., which has proposed a controversial 260-mile carbon dioxide pipeline for Illinois and Indiana, is temporarily withdrawing its application to build in Illinois. Wolf filed a motion...
After years of waiting, Illinois monarch butterfly fans will finally get their specialty license plates
Jeanine Standard has a "monarch-mobile" — a little off-road utility vehicle covered with images of the monarch butterfly. She has three meadows planted with monarch-friendly wildflowers. She has buses of...
Staffer recommends Illinois regulators deny approval for Wolf CO2 pipeline, one of 2 under consideration by state
A controversial 260-mile carbon dioxide pipeline, proposed for Illinois and Iowa, has experienced a setback in its bid for state approval. A staff member at the Illinois Commerce Commission has...