
Brett Chase
Investigative Environmental Journalist at Chicago Sun-Times
Environmental journalist for @Suntimes. Member of @IRE_NICAR
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1 day ago |
dailyherald.com | Mohammad Samra |Brett Chase
Part of the Chicago skyline is seen from East Solidarity Drive near the Adler Planetarium in the South Loop, Thursday, June 5, 2025. Justin Myers/Sun-Times Chicago’s air quality was among the worst in the world after Canadian wildfire smoke drifted south to create unsafe conditions for seniors, young children and people with respiratory illnesses. The poor air quality is due to Canadian wildfire smoke in the region which prompted an air quality alert for the Chicago area Thursday.
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4 days ago |
wbez.org | Brett Chase
A plan aimed at generating new power in Illinois died in the final days of the legislative session in Springfield after business groups argued that the proposal was too expensive and would be a burden to electricity customers. Lawmakers spent months crafting legislation that they hoped would spur development of new wind and solar power as well as large batteries to store the energy.
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4 days ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Brett Chase
A plan aimed at generating new power in Illinois died in the final days of the legislative session in Springfield after business groups argued that the proposal was too expensive and would be a burden to electric customers. Lawmakers spent months crafting legislation that they hoped would spur development of new wind and solar power as well as large batteries to store the energy.
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1 week ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Brett Chase |George Wiebe
Just weeks before ComEd customers are about to get hit with higher bills, Illinois lawmakers are considering ways to generate and conserve more power with a plan to push for additional solar and wind energy and end a state ban on new nuclear plants. Under the measure, the state would also provide incentives to build large batteries that store the energy produced by “renewable” solar and wind power.
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1 week ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Brett Chase
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. Los clientes de ComEd están a punto de experimentar un gran aumento en sus facturas de electricidad. Como informó el Chicago Sun-Times en noviembre, la demanda de energía de los grandes centros de datos y el retraso en la conexión de nuevas fuentes de energía, como la solar y la eólica, a la red eléctrica están ocasionando que los clientes de ComEd vean un aumento promedio de $10.60 al mes en sus facturas mensuales.
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