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Brett Chase

Contributor/Midwest Network Partner

Brett Chase is a reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times.

NRG Energy's coal-fired Will County Electric Generating Station sits along the I&M Canal on May 15, 2019 in Romeoville, Illinois. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

‘Last Gasp for Coal’ Saw Illinois Plants Crank up Emission-Spewing Production Last Year

By Brett Chase, Dan Gearino

Opponents of a metal-shredding operation have fought Mayor Lori Lightfoot since she took office almost three years ago. In this 2020 photo, demonstrators lined up near the mayor’s home. Credit: Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Mayor Slow to Act on Promises to Build Green Economy by Repurposing Polluted Industrial Sites

By Brett Chase

Christopher Williams of Millennium Solar Training speaks to a class about the future of clean energy in Woodlawn, Illinois, on Thursday. Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Illinois Now Boasts the ‘Most Equitable’ Climate Law in America. So What Will That Mean?

By Brett Chase, Dan Gearino

Pete Southerton (left) and Tom Bradshaw, of solar energy contractor Certasun, install solar panels on a Northwest Side home, Monday afternoon, May 17, 2021. Credit: Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times

Illinois Solar Companies Say They Are ‘Held Hostage’ by Statehouse Gridlock

By Dan Gearino, Brett Chase

The Prairie State coal fired power plant in southern Illinois. Photo Courtesy of Prairie State Generating Co.

As Illinois Strains to Pass a Major Clean Energy Law, a Big Coal Plant Stands in the Way

By Dan Gearino, Brett Chase

Pete Southerton (left) and Tom Bradshaw, of solar energy contractor Certasun, install solar panels on a Chicago home on May 17, 2021. Credit: Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times

How Pay-to-Play Politics and an Uneasy Coalition of Nuclear and Renewable Energy Led to a Flawed Illinois Law

By Dan Gearino, Brett Chase

Johari Cole-Kweli feeds her chickens on her farm, Iyabo Farms, in Pembroke Township, Illinois on April 21, 2021. Credit: Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

Race, Poverty, Farming and a Natural Gas Pipeline Converge In a Rural Illinois Township

By Brett Chase

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