Clean Energy Jobs Act Stalls In Illinois Legislature

The Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) is set to pass (passed) in the Illinois General Assembly

By Steve Bynum
Illinois Statehouse rotunda
In this Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 photo, visitors tour the second floor rotunda at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Associated Press / Associated Press
Illinois Statehouse rotunda
In this Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 photo, visitors tour the second floor rotunda at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Associated Press / Associated Press

Clean Energy Jobs Act Stalls In Illinois Legislature

The Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) is set to pass (passed) in the Illinois General Assembly

By Steve Bynum
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Despite years of negotiations and a busy spring legislative session, the Illinois General Assembly Clean Energy Jobs Act has not moved to enact the bill.

Reset talks with an energy policy expert about what would be landmark environmental legislation.

GUEST: Jessica Collingsworth, lead Midwest energy policy analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists