Energy
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Green energy advocates to host 'coal problem' event for St. Charles, Batavia, Geneva residentsNov 14, 2023 4:00 am - To open a discussion on how to move away from coal consumption, green advocates are hosting an educational meeting for residents of Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles Wedne...
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Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, U.S. climate assessment shows
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - Revved-up climate change now permeates Americans' daily lives with harm that is "already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States," a massive ...
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Is your Nicor bill going up by $9 a month? The ICC decides ThursdayNov 12, 2023 10:00 pm - Residents across 37 counties that include the suburbs will learn Thursday if Nicor Gas rates will spike by an average of $111 annually. The Illinois Commerce Commission ...
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What you need to know about heat pumps: Cost, rebates, energy efficiency and moreNov 12, 2023 12:00 am - Alongside rooftop solar panels and electric vehicles, heat pumps have emerged as a key climate solution and staple of the residential electrification movement. From secu...
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Veto session last bet on lifting Illinois' nuclear ban this yearNov 07, 2023 4:00 am - During this week's veto session starting Tuesday, the state legislature will decide the ultimate fate of a bill that would enable the construction of new nuclear reactor...
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The Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbines
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State lawmakers debate scholarship tax credit, other issues in final days of session
Nov 05, 2023 1:00 am - Lawmakers will return to Springfield this week for the second half of their fall veto session, giving advocates of a tax credit program for private school scholarships o...
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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
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'Change is an opportunity': Next-gen fast electric vehicle charger made in LibertyvilleOct 26, 2023 11:00 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other political leaders joined EVBox company officials Friday at a Libertyville factory to launch a next-generation fast charger touted as an impo...
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Gaza has oil markets on edge. That could build more urgency to shift to renewables, IEA head says