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On Thursday, the announcement of a collaborative effort to help the region transition to a clean energy economy. The Federal Working Group launched the new Illinois Basin Rapid Response Team, which brings together 11 federal agencies with local communities, in effort to make getting federal dollars a little easier.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) � Two Illinois nuclear plants would be saved from closure and carbon-emitting coal plants closed in the next quarter-century in a clean-energy package the Senate approved. The action Monday to make Illinois carbon-free by 2045 now moves to a supportive Gov. J.B . Prtizker to sign it into law. The legislation would

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) � U.S. officials have launched a review of climate damage from coal mining on public lands as the Biden administration expands scrutiny of government fossil fuel sales that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Interior Department officials said Thursday that their review also will look at whether companies are paying fair value for