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Illinois Student Environmental Coalition |
ISEC unites student environmental organizations that are committed to improving environmental practices at colleges and universities by facilitating the exchange of resources and ideas. |
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ISEC works closely with the Environmental Law and Policy Center to engage students in statewide environmental policy. We do this by offering opportunities for students to meet with legislators and discuss issues such as electronic waste recycling that will impact students statewide. At the beginning of October five students from University of Illinois Springfield and Northern Illinois University joined ISEC in lobbying for this bill. We managed to find co-sponsors for the bill and begin to get ISEC known by Representatives and Senators! We are hoping that more students will join us in the Spring for our legislation conference. Lets begin to THINK BIG. Let's make Illinois a frontrunner for environmental issues!
Illinois Environmental Council
The IEC - consisting of the Illinois Environmental Council and the Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund - is the only organization in Illinois representing groups from around the state on legislation and policies by lobbying and organizing statewide support.
Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council
The Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council consists of members representing 15 state agencies, chaired by Lt. Governor Pat Quinn, and serves to improve the sustainability of Illinois government operations and policies.
Check out the Illinois Sustainable University Compact
Green Governments Illinois Act (Public Act 95-0657), enacted on October 17, 2007.
News: Big Wins in Springfield!
The Illinois General Assembly passed legislation that had a big impact on all four of IEC’s 2007 priority issues: new laws and increased funding for clean and affordable energy, open space acquisition and conservation, protection against toxic pollution, and the Great Lakes.
Two new provisions give Illinois historic standards for electricity created by renewable sources and requirements for energy efficiency programs...Read more >
To learn more about policy issues in Illinois explore these links below:
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If there are other policy issues occuring statewide that you would like to focus on please let us know!
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