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Technical Expert Testimony
Joe von Fischer
Dr. Joe von Fischer testified before the Illinois Commerce Commission that utility Peoples Gas's leakiest, most failure-prone pipes are concentrated in Chicago's neighborhoods with more residents of color, yet the company's replacement program is not prioritizing those communities' infrastructure first. Conducting the first statistical analysis of Peoples Gas' own data,…
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Report: managed gas transition strategies for Illinois
A new report finds that Illinois’ largest gas utilities’ current capital spending on gas systems will raise customers' rates sharply and could lead to stranded assets of $80 billion by 2050. To avoid this costly path, the report recommends a strategically managed gas transition to clean, renewable energy sources, which…
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Fighting An Unjust Pipeline
An article from the spring 2022 edition of EDF’s Solutions, details how the Pembroke Environmental Justice Coalition and EDF is working to stop a natural gas pipeline from being built in Pembroke Township – an historic Black farming community.
