‘Last Gasp for Coal’ Saw Illinois Plants Crank up Emission-Spewing Production Last Year Burning coal to create electricity will be largely banned in Illinois in 2030. But plants in the state burned much more in 2021 than the year before. By Brett Chase, Dan Gearino
Chicago Mayor Slow to Act on Promises to Build Green Economy by Repurposing Polluted Industrial Sites By Brett Chase
Illinois Now Boasts the ‘Most Equitable’ Climate Law in America. So What Will That Mean? By Brett Chase, Dan Gearino
Inside Clean Energy: In Illinois, an Energy Bill Passes That Illustrates the Battle Lines of the Broader Energy Debate By Dan Gearino
Illinois Solar Companies Say They Are ‘Held Hostage’ by Statehouse Gridlock By Dan Gearino, Brett Chase
Despite Capitol Hill Enthusiasm for Planting Crops to Store Carbon, Few Farmers are Doing It, Report Finds By Georgina Gustin
As Illinois Strains to Pass a Major Clean Energy Law, a Big Coal Plant Stands in the Way By Dan Gearino, Brett Chase
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
Race, Poverty, Farming and a Natural Gas Pipeline Converge In a Rural Illinois Township By Brett Chase
Inside Clean Energy: The Era of Fossil Fuel Power Plants Is Rapidly Receding. Here Is Their Life Expectancy By Dan Gearino