Action for a greener, healthier Illinois

Electric Buildings 2021

Getting to 100% renewable energy will require that we get the most out of every bit of energy we use — and that we stop burning fossil fuels in our homes and commercial buildings.

Offshore Wind for America

To transition our entire economy to run on 100 percent renewable energy, we must take advantage of a massive and underutilized energy resource just off our coasts: offshore wind.

A win for wildlife: Bank of America won't finance Arctic Refuge drilling

Environmental advocates, the vast majority of Americans, and now every major U.S. bank all agree: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is no place for drilling.

Only 6,000 remain, but gray wolves lose endangered protections

The United States could lose an iconic species forever — and throw away an unambiguous conservation success story.

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News Release | Environment America

Environment America joins 50 organizations calling on President Biden to protect the Tongass National Forest

Environment America joined national and local conservation groups, commercial fishing interests, and the outdoor recreation industry to submit a

Report | Environment Illinois Research and Education Center

Electric Buildings

To prevent air and water pollution and avoid the worst impacts of global warming, America must move toward meeting our energy needs with 100% renewable energy. Getting there will require that we get the most out of every bit of energy we use – and that we stop burning fossil fuels in our homes and commercial buildings. 

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Falling Short

Procter & Gamble’s new forest policies demonstrate a disappointing lack of commitment 

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Countdown to Earth Day

Join Environment America in counting down to Earth Day with daily activities to celebrate and explore nature.

News Release | Environment America

Statement: Biden expresses transformative vision in ‘Build Back Better’ infrastructure plan

Environment America, U.S. PIRG, and PennEnvironment respond to the outline of President Biden's Build Back Better plan before his speech in Pittsburgh unveiling the plan. The transformative plan focuses on infrastructure investments that will improve public health and the environment.

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.