ELPC EOY Report Dra�
Aug 25, 2023
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30 Years of Protec�ng the Midwest
ELPC 2023 – In Review
ELPC logo
Manny & Howard’s Leter
- 30th anniversary
- Thanks Harry, welcome Manny
- New DC office opening
- big picture IRA federal funding impact
- climate solutions like making CTA work again
- Fighting energy corruption in Ohio and Illinois: clean energy requires clean govt
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Defending the Great Lakes & Clean Water Wetlands post-Sackett work, GLRI, Great Lakes authority
• Holding Polluters Accountable - CDF, Cleveland Cliffs case -> Northwest Indiana work
• Pu�ng a Stop to Toxic Algae - Ohio Lake Erie, Michigan policy & implementation, Wisconsin winter application, Iowa floodplain report
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Figh�ng for Clean Air & Climate Change Solu�ons
Intro on overarching climate message & mentions our federal advocacy
• Taking on Dirty Coal - Iowa MidAmerican, coal ash comments. (P2P has its own section under energy)
• Defending Communi�es & Public Health - Air Quality report, cumulative impacts work in Chicago, Northwest Indiana protector project
Advancing Renewable Energy in the Midwest ELPC is before seven state public u�lity commissions to advance solar energy, batery storage, and the energy grid to support it. We fight to ensure u�li�es fully and fairly consider affordable renewable energy alterna�ves to coal and gas.
• Pursuing Energy Jus�ce & Affordability - Grid equity Midwest, Minnesota win, Michigan DTE win, Wisconsin 3PO win
• Power Plants to Parklands - Describe project here
• Repowering Rural America - What is REAP, new report, 117 coalition call for more funding
Accelera�ng Clean Transporta�on Solu�ons
Infra law funds should be used wisely – our overarching fix-it-first, no boondoggle, walkability, fiscal responsibility goals
• Electrifying Transporta�on - Hundreds of Midwest beneficiaries in clean school bus program, plus EV work in charging network, transit buses, etc.
• Improving Passenger Rail Across the Midwest - FRA long-distance passenger rail network expansion opportunities. Modernize union station.
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Protec�ng the Midwest’s Wild & Natural Places
ELPC’s public interest atorneys li�gate before key courts and regulatory agencies to uphold environmental laws, defend fragile ecosystems, & protect special places across the Midwest.
• Expanding Federal Wilderness Protec�ons – What is wilderness, UP coalition & locations
• Preserving Climate-Friendly Forests – mature forests store carbon, new Biden inventory, coalition protecting Chequamegon
• Conserving the Scenic Dri�less Area – What is driftless, fighting to stop CHC through wildlife refuge, and DALCI bill introduced this year
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Thank you from Board & Staff
• List board members & staff
• Icons for all our awards
o ABA Award
o Crain’s award
o Charity Navigator
o MWRD honor for 30th
o Harry & Beth Drucker honored by beter mag
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