Paloma
Paez-Coombe
Associate, Environment Illinois
Started on staff: 2019
B.A., Haverford College
Paloma lives in Chicago, where she loves to cook, garden, and explore nearby forest preserves.
Posts by Paloma Paez-Coombe
2022 Program Agenda
The legislative session provides us with an opportunity to make progress on pieces of policy that will help us protect our clean air and water, and build a healthier future for all Illinoisans. Every year, Environment Illinois sets goals and priorities around our key issues. Our 2022 program agenda lays out our top priority issues that we'll weigh in on this year.
New report: Illinois ranks 5th nationally for big box stores’ rooftop solar potential
Covering the state’s retail and grocery stores with solar panels could generate enough clean energy to power 313,000 average homes.
Statement: With President Biden’s signature, Illinois will receive vital infrastructure investments
President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law Monday.
New report: Trouble in the Air: Chicago metro area experienced 84 days of polluted air in 2020
Chicago metro area, home to 9.4 million people people, suffered through 84 days of elevated air pollution in 2020, according to a new report from Environment Illinois Research & Education Center, Frontier Group and Illinois PIRG Education Fund. Metro East, the state’s second largest population area, experienced 75 days of elevated air pollution. Air pollution increases the risk of premature death, asthma attacks, cancer and other adverse health impacts.
