CHICAGO – The Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) released its first ever Lifetime Environmental Scorecard Monday, chronicling the average score of all votes cast on bills affecting the environment by each sitting legislator over the course of their entire legislative career. Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago) has been honored with a perfect voting record.

“I will always support legislation that leads to a greener, more sustainable future for our communities, state, country and planet, and it;s an honor to be recognized by the Illinois Environmental Council for my dedication to this cause,” said Peters. “Climate change continues to pose an existential threat, and I vow to continue fighting alongside the IEC until the climate change crisis has been dealt with, no matter how long that may take.”

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CHICAGO – In recognition of his commitment to securing environmental justice and fighting to secure a greener future, State Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago) was given the 2020 Legislative Leadership Award by the Illinois Environmental Counsel.

“It is an honor to receive this award from the IEC,” Peters said. “Climate change is an existential crisis, and environmental injustice is a threat to communities everywhere, especially Black and Brown communities. We must not stop fighting until the danger is gone.”

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CHICAGO – Earlier this week, the US Department of Energy announced $115 million grants for quantum research centers at two facilitates affiliated with the University of Chicago. State Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago), who represents the area including the university, is excited and hopeful about the future prospects the grants bring to the district as well as the state as a whole.

“These grants are going to put the University of Chicago and the state of Illinois at the forefront of quantum sciences and research,” Peters said. “Much like how the region of California known as ‘Silicon Valley’ became the hub of technological advances, these grants will make Illinois the place to be when it comes to the emerging field of quantum sciences.”

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CHICAGO – State Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago), a longtime advocate for clean energy and environmental equity, released the following statement upon hearing Gov. JB Pritzker’s eight principles to move Illinois toward green energy:

“This is a great step toward clean energy, but we still have a long way to go to address the existential threat climate change poses to environmental justice communities, from lakefront erosion to polluted air and lead in water across the state and throughout the world.”