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Tuesday
Jun152021

Proposals to phase out coal and natural gas plants stall energy talks in Springfield as Senate again leaves town without a deal

As reported by the Chicago Tribune.

However, IL State Senate President Don Harmon has vowed to get the energy bill done -- perhaps in a special session to be held later this summer. Vigilant resistance against a degraded old reactor bailout costing IL residents hundreds of millions, or even more than a billion, dollars is therefore required. This nuclear bailout would be on top of the $2.35 billion old nuclear reactor bailout approved by the IL legislature and previous IL governor in Dec. 2016.