September 4, 2024 | Blog Post
Across Illinois, rural electric cooperatives have a lot of work to ensure they don’t fall behind in the transition to a clean energy future.
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Why Communities Like St. Charles, Naperville and Winnetka Should Pause Before Renewing Prairie State Contracts
August 27, 2024 | Blog Post
As Illinois strides toward a clean energy future, a significant gap threatens to hold us back: Rural electric and municipal cooperatives.
NEWS: Environmental groups reach settlement with Pond Creek mine to protect water quality
August 26, 2024 | Blog Post
Illinois’ waters will be better protected from mining waste thanks to a new settlement finalized last week.
We’re hiring an AmeriCorps VISTA to help Illinois coal communities with the energy transition!
September 17, 2024 | Job posting
Our “Energy Transition AmeriCorps VISTA” will support our work in helping Illinois energy communities clean up legacy pollution from Abandoned Mine Lands and navigate new clean energy opportunities.
Highlights from the Empowering America’s Energy Communities Stakeholder Retreat
July 30, 2024 | Blog post
The clean energy transition is well underway, as Prairie Rivers Network’s Amanda Pankau saw firsthand last week in Washington D.C.