Webinar: The Rise of Solar Power in the Midwest

ELPC hosted a special webinar on November 18th highlighting the potentialfor a solar power boom in the Midwest. Featured speakers included ELPC Executive Director Howard Learner, Staff Attorney Brad Klein and Policy Advocate Madeleine Weil. Listen to the webinar or download PDF slides.

• ELPC Receives President’s Award From American Institute of Architects Illinois
• ELPC Releases New Community Wind Financing Handbook!
• ELPC’s Meleah Geertsma on Air Pollution, Oil Refineries and Tar Sands
• Kevin Brubaker on High-Speed Rail: The Strength of Our Transportation System Lies in Networks
• Wisconsin’s Electronic Waste Bill Signed by Governor

Protecting the Midwest’s Environment and Natural Heritage

The Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) is the Midwest’s leading public interest environmental legal advocacy and eco-business innovation organization. We develop and lead successful strategic environmental advocacy campaigns to protect our natural resources and improve environmental quality. We are public interest environmental entrepreneurs who engage in creative business dealmaking with diverse interests to put into practice our belief that environmental progress and economic development can be achieved together. ELPC’s multidisciplinary staff of talented and experienced public interest attorneys, environmental business specialists, public policy advocates, and communications specialists brings an effective combination of skills to solve environmental problems in our Midwest and Great Plains communities. Learn more.

Students Take Action to Fight Climate Change!

ELPC is teaming up with the Illinois Student Environmental Coalition to help mobilize student environmental groups from college campuses across the state. Each group has committed to collecting signatures from 5% of their student body in support of strong federal climate legislation.

This will result in thousands of youth voices calling on U.S. leaders to pass comprehensive climate change legislation and commit our nation to a true position of leadership in the fight against global warming.

Add your voice – call for America to take action on climate change today!