Public health, climate & social justice advocate
Chicago, IL
Joined December 2011
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Allison MacMunn (she/her) retweeted
Several bills set to be considered in a House committee would raise costs for households & businesses by attacking energy-saving standards. The Committee on Energy & Commerce’s holds a markup today to consider amending the bills and vote on advancing them
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BREAKING: The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act has passed both the House and Senate, and is now headed to @GovPritzker’s desk! The CRGA Act will help lower energy bills across the state, while doubling the clean energy investment made in CEJA. bit.ly/crgapassage
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Strong clean energy policy lowers utility bills! A provision in the Climate & Equitable Jobs Act provides a credit on ComEd bills when power prices are high, like now. The credit has "worked out great," crediting consumers about $600M, a recent Chicago Tribune editorial said!
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Today, the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association attempted to mislead lawmakers and Illinoisans about the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (SB25) in order to kowtow to fossil fuel interests. In response, ICJC released the following statement: bit.ly/icjcnews
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States are making widespread heat pump deployment an essential piece of their emissions-cutting plans. Now, they’ve got a road map from @NESCAUM to make it happen.
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CUB's Scott Allen is in Springfield tonight at a state forum to speak out against Ameren IL's $131M gas rate-hike request. Watch Scott's short video, and visit CUBActionCenter.com to sign a petition against the hike.
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Tonight, we're in beautiful Elgin to speak out against Nicor's push for the largest gas rate hike in IL history. Read our release: buff.ly/B5rAmrR
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Today, CUB held a news conference about ComEd’s supply price spike on June 1. One silver lining: A credit made possible by the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act will partly offset the spike, giving ComEd customers some relief this summer. Read CUB's release: buff.ly/qnW0Mg6
Illinois can pass the Thermal Energy Networks and Jobs Act to accelerate development of thermal energy networks, clean energy systems that deliver efficient, pollution-free heating & cooling to entire neighborhoods. Read more about these systems here:
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“The Healthy Buildings Ordinance is not only a first for Illinois, it is an important step towards our vision to decarbonize every building in Illinois,” said Brian Imus, executive director of Illinois Green Alliance, in the statement." bit.ly/4j6TljF
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It's time for @SouthCoastAQMD to pass healthy air standards for furnaces and water heaters. SoCal communities are counting on regulators to prioritize public health and clean air for all. Learn more about the benefits of #heatpumps: tinyurl.com/2jtcs6xh
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While utilities keep jacking up prices, leaders like @GovernorShapiro are fighting back.
His settlement with @pjminterconnect saved 65 million people billions in electricity costs. Imagine what could happen if more leaders put people over corporate profits.
Allison MacMunn (she/her) retweeted
Try to imagine Joe Biden threatening to withhold federal aid from Florida after Hurricane Helene because Ron DeSantis is a climate denier. Impossible, right?
No way around it: The Republican Party is betraying a devastated Los Angeles.
My column: latimes.com/environment/news…
.@PeoplesGasCHI’s pipeline program continues to fail families, driving up costs & exposing communities to harmful pollutants. The ICC’s investigation is a turning point. We need a clean energy future—#ElectrifyIL for safety & savings.
@cubillinois @IllinoisPIRG
“The ICC should tell @PeoplesGasCHI to abandon its wasteful & unnecessary system expansion ... resulting in a program that costs less, actually makes us safer & facilitates the transition to clean energy.” - @abescarr #IllinoisCommerceCommission
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Allison MacMunn (she/her) retweeted
Anyone else have “(I’m Your) Heat Pump” on their @spotify wrapped list? You know we did! Check out our 2024 Wrapped: Building Decarb Edition, which tracks the progress we’ve made in 2024 to secure healthier, climate resilient homes and buildings. hubs.ly/Q02-hB1v0
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Did @washingtongas Convince a TV Station (@wusa9) to Bury a Story on the Dangers of Gas Appliances? 👀 Read more in @wcp: washingtoncitypaper.com/arti… – at Washington, DC
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Tips for carbon monoxide safety in your home pirg.org/edfund/articles/tip…
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We are at a precipice.
The World Health Organization has declared clean indoor air a fundamental human right, and ventilation is a key component of ensuring clean indoor air. The current standards governing our ventilation rates are not based on health and have not been for decades.
There does seem to be alignment forming on health-focused ventilation targets. A group of more than 40 international experts wrote a commentary in Science in March 2024 proposing indoor air quality standards, wherein they recommended … 30 cfm/p17; the same target recommended by The Lancet COVID-19 Commission,13 and the same health-focused ventilation target used 100 years ago.
The lessons from our past combined with recent experiences present an unambiguous call to action: to recommit to ventilation not as a technical standard for minimally acceptable conditions but as a cornerstone of public health.
