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/ Advocates outside of the Illinois State Capitol lobby for an energy omnibus bill that would subsidize the state s nuclear plants. The language in a comprehensive energy bill aimed at moving Illinois to a carbon-free future has undergone a multitude of revisions, yet the foundation of equity within the bill has remained mostly untouched throughout the process. Nearly 50 legislators identifying themselves as the “green caucus” expressed their motives in a letter to the governor – no climate, no equity, no deal – before the General Assembly its adjourned spring session at the end of May without any action on an energy bill. Those motivations remain constant as negotiations are still ongoing, mostly in private working groups, even after a second failed attempt to pass an energy bill during a special two-day session in June.

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