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Could a New Illinois Bill Be a Blueprint for Curbing Data Centers’ Climate Impacts?

As data centers drive up energy demand, water usage and utility bills, advocates seek to make companies mitigate their climate and economic impacts.

By Keerti Gopal

Jen Walling, chief executive officer of the Illinois Environmental Council, spoke in support of the POWER Act at a press conference in Chicago on Feb. 11. Credit: Keerti Gopal/Inside Climate News
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the groundbreaking of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on Tuesday in Chicago. Credit: Keerti Gopal/Inside Climate News

As Chicago Quantum Campus Breaks Ground, Residents Call for Community Benefits

By Keerti Gopal

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announces his campaign for a third term during a rally on June 26 in Chicago. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Illinois’ Governor Has Led on Climate Policy. Here’s How Experts Assess His Work So Far

By Alexia Underwood

Image shows a close-up of a carbon dioxide pipeline

Illinois Lawmakers Vote to Limit Carbon Sequestration Near a Major Aquifer

By Susan Cosier

Naperville residents urged their City Council at a recent meeting to seek new providers of power after learning that 80 percent of the electricity for the city is sourced from coal plants. Credit: Courtesy of Hunter Byington

With Fossil Fuels’ Comeback, Can Climate Goals Get Back on Track in Illinois?

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a news conference at the former U.S. Steel South Works site to discuss a massive quantum computing campus on Chicago’s South Side. Credit: Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file photo

As Illinois’ Governor Recruits Data Centers, Chicagoans’ Electricity Bills Are Getting More Expensive

By Brett Chase, Dan Gearino

Workers install solar panels at the Double Black Diamond solar farm near Springfield, a 593-megawatt project that will produce clean energy for the city of Chicago. Credit: Rich Saal/Provided.

Illinois’ Signature Climate Law Has Been Slow to Fulfill Promises for Clean Energy and Jobs

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times, and Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton walk in the 93rd annual Bud Billiken Parade, held on King Drive in Chicago, Illinois, on August 13, 2022.

Illinois Environmental Groups Applaud Vetoes by Pritzker 

By Aydali Campa

Hundreds of Illinoisans gather at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, urging lawmakers to support a set of environmental bills on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Credit: Brian Urbaszewski

Activists Rally at Illinois Capitol, Urging Lawmakers to Pass 9 Climate and Environmental Bills

By Aydali Campa

Tractor-trailers move along an interstate frontage road January 13, 2004 in Hampshire, Illinois. Credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images

Chicago-Area Organizations Call on Pritzker to Slash Emissions From Diesel Trucks

By Aydali Campa

Lisa Benjamin, founder of Millennium Enterprises II, stands in her office in Matteson, Illinois. Credit: Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

Illinois Clean Energy Law’s Failed Promises: No New Jobs or Job-Training

By Brett Chase, Dan Gearino

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