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Posts tagged Climate Change
IEA joins Climate Jobs Illinois
Illinois Education Association throws weight behind Carbon Free Schools initiative
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Ted CoxIEA, Illinois Education Association, Climate Jobs Illinois, Carbon Free Schools, Kathi Griffin, Nikki Budzinski, Climate Change, Solar Energy, Illinois Solar Energy, J.B. Pritzker, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Sue Rezin
Congressional Dems tout clean energy
Report says doing nothing on climate change over next 50 years would cost 227,000 lives in Illinois alone
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Ted CoxClimate Change, Global Warming, Clean Energy, Sean Casten, Jan Schakowsky, Paris Climate Agreement, Howard Learner, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Bill Foster, Robin Kelly, Lauren Underwood, Brad Schneider, Mitch McConnell
Youth climate groups back CEJA
Illinois Youth Climate Movement, Sunrise Movement Chicago say Gov. Pritzker’s principles for a clean, renewable economy are not enough
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Casten, Ives, Redpath clash on climate change, COVID relief
In online debate, incumbent congressman ties Ives to Trump
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Ted Cox6th Congressional District, League of Women Voters of Illinois, Sean Casten, Jeanne Ives, Bill Redpath, Climate Change, Global Warming, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19 Relief, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ, Donald Trump, John Lewis, Kim Foxx, Ronald Reagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Hottest summer ever in Chicago
Northern Illinois suffers drought conditions as southern half of state gets a soaking
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Senate Dems urge swift action on climate
Duckworth warns of national defense issues; new report calls for major investment in jobs
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Ted CoxClimate Change, Climate Refugees, Global Warming, Chuck Schumer, Tammy Duckworth, Clean Jobs, Clean Energy Jobs, Tina Smith, Brian Schatz, Sheldon Whitehouse, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Joe Biden
Climate change is an air-pollution issue
Better air quality could save 4.5M U.S. lives over next 50 years, congressional committee finds
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Ted CoxClimate Change, Global Warming, Air Pollution, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Drew Shindell, Robin Kelly, Sean Casten, Michael Greenstone, Fine Particulate Matter, Affordable Clean Energy Plan, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Environmental Justice
Climate change in the heartland
Rep. Bustos urges rural broadband, improved river transportation, insists farmers play key role
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Ted CoxCheri Bustos, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Climate Change, House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Rural Green Partnership, Mississippi River Locks and Dams, Mississippi River Infrastructure, Rural Broadband, Telehealth, Donald Trump, Trump Tariffs, Amtrak, Amtrak Chicago-Moline, Amtrak Chicago-Quad Cities
House committee releases comprehensive plan to solve climate crisis
Rep. Casten calls it ‘a roadmap to turn this ship around’
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Ted CoxClimate Change, Global Warming, Nancy Pelosi, Kathy Castor, Sean Casten, House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Montreal Protocol, Kyoto Protocol, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Clean Energy Jobs Act, Al Gore
Another spring of record rains soaks farmland
‘The ponds will need to be replanted,’ says Kendall-Grundy Farm Bureau President Scott Halpin
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Ted CoxIllinois Farmers, Climate Change, Midwest Regional Climate Center, Kendall-Grundy Farm Bureau, Scott Halpin, Steve Pitstick, John Bartman, Illinois State Climatologist, Bryce Williams, Illinois Farm Flooding
Environmentalists bash Trump for 'brazen' move on clean cars
Illinois Environmental Council charges EPA is ‘abdicating’ enforcement
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Saturated soil leaves 'tight planting windows' for farmers
Flooding threat persists despite warm winter
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Beware GOP mailers masquerading as Census
Dems denounce ‘shady tactics’ backing Trump, charge they threaten to undermine accurate Census count
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Ted Cox2020 U.S. Census, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Michael Madigan, Al Riley, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Robin Kelly, Climate Change, J.B. Pritzker, Rebuild Illinois, U.S. Infrastructure, Illinois Infrastructure
Chicago declares climate emergency
City Council unanimously approves resolution urging immediate action
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Casten, Argonne scientist draw SOTU spotlight to climate change
Manhattan Project vet Gruen insists, ‘We can still reverse it’
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Ted CoxSean Casten, Dieter Martin Gruen, State of the Union, Climate Change, Donald Trump, Manhattan Project, Argonne National Laboratory, Nazi Germany, Hyman Rickover, Solar Energy, Elizabeth Warren
Casten calls for energy commission to consider climate change
Congressman seeks to undermine free ride for fossil fuels
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Ted CoxClimate Change, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Sean Casten, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Donald Trump, Fossil Fuels, FERC, Ann Williams, David Kolata, Citizens Utility Board, Joe Kennedy III
Income inequality: How much of a problem?
As stock prices rise and wages stagnate, AOC says that’s ‘inequality in a nutshell’
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Higher temps, more rain, less crops
Second-highest year for temperatures, second-worst year for rain yields downturn in final 2019 crop report
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Ted CoxClimate Change, Global Warming, NASA, USDA, USDA Crop Production, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Deke Arndt, Midwest Regional Climate Center, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Illinois Corn, Illinois Soybeans, Illinois Farmers, Trent Ford, Kate Marvel, Donald Trump, Antonio Guterres
Back-to-back records for Midwest precipitation
Meanwhile President Trump continues his efforts to roll back regulations on climate change
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IFB prez calls for free trade
But speech at annual Illinois Farm Bureau meeting also attacks ‘green initiative,’ Pritzker fair tax
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Ted CoxRichard Guebert Jr., Illinois Farm Bureau, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Graduated Income Tax, Climate Change, Donald Trump, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, US-China Business Council, EPA, Ethanol Waivers, Illinois Biofuels, Waters of the United States
