Judith Nemes
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Judith Nemes
@judithnemes.bsky.social
Senior Media Relations Specialist, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Chicago.
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The draft permit fails to limit dangerous "forever chemicals" like PFAS and mercury and local groups are calling for accountability and action. We're standing up for clean water and the health of Midwest residents.

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Pollution Control Permit for BP Whiting Refinery Allows Plant to Continue Dumping Mercury and PFAs into Lake Michigan | Environmental Law & Policy Center
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May 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Happy spring … because we need to see beauty too now more than ever.
May 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Trumpty-Dumpty is defunding PBS. What he calls "bias" some of us call "facts Trumpty-Dumpty doesn't like."
May 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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We are watching the President's budget for cuts that could hurt the #GreatLakes. We're urging Congress' Great Lakes Midwest Delegation to ensure vital @NOAA programs are funded for FY26 along with fully funding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
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Cutting Science Funding in the Great Lakes Means More Risk to All of Us | ELPC
Today's federal budget budget will impact Great Lakes protections. ELPC is urging Congress to protect vital NOAA programs in monitoring and forecasting to protect public health and the environment.
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May 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🌎 This #EarthDay2025, protecting the environment starts at home. Illinois must lead on clean air, clean water, and healthy communities.
📍 @ELPCenter lays out the roadmap. @chicagotribune: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/22/o...
Howard Learner: This Earth Day, Illinois must step up to protect our core environmental values
Illinois, Chicago and other local governments must step up to advance environmental progress while the federal government backpedals.
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April 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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"Don’t chase the Trumpian squirrels. 🐿️ Stay focused on what matters. 🌍"

State-level action is more important than ever. The Midwest made progress during the first Trump years. We can do it again.

Clean air, clean water, and clean energy are worth the fight. 💪

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Executive Orders on Energy and Climate Have Advocates Across the Nation on Edge - Inside Climate News
Orders pulled back approval of new wind leases, lifted restrictions on resource extraction and cut off money dedicated to electric vehicle charging. Their legality may be challenged, but climate advoc...
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January 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM