Climate Change
With Fossil Fuels’ Comeback, Can Climate Goals Get Back on Track in Illinois?
Springfield lawmakers will hash out a plan to move solar and wind projects forward after sluggish growth for clean power in Illinois and a recent rise in coal and natural gas demand.
More than three years after Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law a major climate change plan to usher in solar and wind energy and phase out polluting, planet-warming coal and natural gas, fossil fuels are making a comeback.
With Fossil Fuels’ Comeback, Can Climate Goals Get Back on Track in Illinois?