As a teenager, Murri Briel for IL State Rep. - 76th District organized to stop a landfill from being built on an aquifer in her community. Now, she's running for State Representative to bring environmental justice and clean jobs to the 76th District. We're proud to endorse her! #SierraVotes

.Billy Morgan for State Representative sees the environment as an issue that can bring us together. From growing clean jobs, to protecting drinking water, to preserving natural areas for recreation and habitat, we all have a stake in protecting the planet. We’re proud to endorse ​​him! #SierraVotes

This past session Representative Mary Gill co-sponsored a bill to restore protections to Illinois Wetlands. If re-elected she’ll use her voice and vote to win these protections once and for all. We’re proud to endorse her. #SierraVotes

Representative Nicole Grasse believes that what affects one, affects all. As a Trustee for the Village of Arlington Heights, Nicole advocated for sewer upgrades, tree planting, & increasing composting & recycling. We’re proud to endorse her for State Representative! #SierraVotes

NEWS: IL is the 5th state to require climate change education in public schools!🤓 Thanks to Governor JB Pritzker & bill champs Rep Janet Yang Rohr, CFA, Kim du Buclet & Senator Adriane Johnson, students will learn about the environmental impacts of climate change as well as the solutions that mitigate it.

We are pleased to hear reports that President Biden is planning to designate a national monument to commemorate the 1908 #SpringfieldRaceRiot and help tell the full American story. We continue to urge him to take action soon. washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/08…

The #SpringfieldRaceRiot monument fills a critical gap in the National Park System, which previously did not have parks that tell the stories of race riots, the founding of the NAACP, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Thank you President Biden! #MonumentsForAll

Climate & Equitable Jobs Act🤝Inflation Reduction Act The IRA turns 2! IL can take advantage of federal investments in the IRA because CEJA sets us up for success! With both climate policies at work, we are rapidly & equitably transitioning to clean energy. #CEJAworks #IRAworks

Watch how the IRA & CEJA are working together to speed up IL’s progress on climate action, clean energy job creation, and keeping consumer costs low. #IRAworks #CEJAworks LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 HACIA Senator Dave Koehler youtu.be/yD0NfOxdVV4

This monument is the first national park site to tell the story of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, whose famous 1909 speech, "Lynching Our National Crime," addressed the Springfield Race Riot. sierraclub.org/press-releases…

We applaud the Biden-Harris administration for designating the site of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot as a National Monument. The mass racial violence in Springfield in 1908 has reverberated across IL across the past century. Read on: ilenviro.org/1908-springfie…

In 2021, Illinois passed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), one of the most ambitious clean energy bills in the U.S. Now, thanks to President Biden & Vice President Kamala Harris's Inflation Reduction Act, CEJA is more transformative than ever. Watch our full video w/IEC: youtu.be/watch?v=LfyiLa…

Let's bring even more good jobs to Illinois by passing the Clean and Reliable Grid Act! #ElectrifyIL #twill

You dropped this...👑 #GreenChampion

We're proud to endorse Marti Deuter for State Representative because she'll work hard to grow Illinois' clean energy economy! #SierraVotes

All Illinois residents deserve clean electricity, and a voice in their power utility. Check-out this new score card that evaluates #RuralElectricCoops in IL, created by our partners at Prairie Rivers Network & CUB Illinois #EnergyDemocracy #RenewableEnergy

Historic Opportunity for rural co-ops in Illinois! With new incentives from the IRA & CEJA, your co-op can deliver reliable, low-cost clean energy. Learn more from the PRN scorecards & get engaged! #RuralElectricCoops prairierivers.org/illinois-rural…!

Mornings are cooler and the sun’s going down before 8 pm. You know what that means- election season is in full swing! We have events all fall for our endorsed candidates. Here are a few in DuPage County! Check out our full calendar: sierraclub.org/illinois #SierraVotes

NEWS: one of ADM's carbon sequestration wells in Decatur recently leaked CO2. This incident demonstrates how important strict #CCS regulations are, & is exactly why we passed the CCS protections act this year. Read Illinois Clean Jobs' statement: ilcleanjobs.org/2024/09/13/lea…

"There are real concerns from legislators & community partners who rely on public drinking water about the need for even stronger protections & this incident shows that the concerns need to be taken seriously to ensure Illinoisans are protected to the fullest extent possible."