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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Courtney Hanson

Chicago must fight rising natural gas costs by switching to electricity in all our buildings

Any long-term solution to the climate crisis for Chicago will have to include a transition away from fossil fuels at the level of every building, two environmental activists write. (Sun-Times archive)

As gas bills continue to climb, Chicagoans are struggling to keep up with prices, and there’s no relief in sight. Yet, cheaper and cleaner alternatives for heating our homes and cooking our food are within reach.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration has developed a blueprint for equitably electrifying buildings with the help of local businesses, community, and environmental justice advocates. What we need now is the political will to put that plan into action.

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