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Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation Announces 2025 Clean Transportation Leadership Award Winners and Clean Fuels Champion

The Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT) has announced this year’s Clean Transportation Leadership Awards and Clean Fuels Champion. A U.S. Department of Energy designated coalition in the Clean Cities and Communities partnership, IACT is a nonprofit working to promote environmentally friendly vehicles and cleaner, healthier air throughout Illinois. On December 11, 2025, the coalition […]

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The Village of Oak Park

Success / By Whitney

Just west of downtown Chicago is the Village of Oak Park, a community of roughly 54,500 people that live within its 4.7 square miles. Modern Oak Park started out with just two residents. British settlers Joseph and Betty Kettlestrings moved from Yorkshire, England, and built a small frame house near present-day Lake Street and Harlem

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ADM and Pilot Travel Centers Partner to Open First B99 Biodiesel Retail Location in Decatur, Illinois

Biodiesel, Blog / By Whitney

Earlier this year, the country’s first B99 biodiesel retail location for trucking commercial fleets was installed by Pilot Travel Centers and ADM Trucking. ADM has long kept an eye on emerging technologies in the heavy-duty vehicle space. Roughly six years ago, ADM worked with Optimus Technologies to pilot emerging real-world tech within the Class 8

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How Different Alternative Fuels React in Cold Temperatures

Biodiesel, Blog, Electric, Ethanol, Hydrogen, Natural Gas, Propane, Renewable Diesel / By Whitney

Though spring is technically here, if you’re in the Midwest, you know that winter lingers longer than we may like it. As alternative fuels react differently from one another in cold weather—while some are more resilient in winter, others require some preparation and knowledge to keep the vehicle operable—knowing how different alternative fuels function in

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A History of Alternative Fuels

Biodiesel, Blog, Electric, Emissions Reduction, Ethanol, Hybrid, Hydrogen, Natural Gas, Propane, Renewable Diesel / By Whitney

What are alternative fuels? Alternative fuels are fuels sourced from non-petroleum and often renewable resources. This includes but is not limited to fuels made from fossil fuels that burn cleaner and others from plant-based materials or organic waste. In a previous blog, we covered what alternative fuels are and why they’re important. Now, we’ll go

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Powering Chicago Named IACT’s ‘Clean Fuels Champion,” 6 Others Granted Sustainability Leadership Awards

Biodiesel News, Electric News, Ethanol News, Events and Webinars, IACT News, Natural Gas News, News / By Whitney

The Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT) recently held its Annual Meeting and Holiday Reception on December 11, 2024, at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Schaumburg, awarding multiple organizations for their work within sustainable transportation and crowning this year’s Clean Fuels Champion. Each December, IACT hosts a meeting to review the year’s highlights, discuss the upcoming

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IACT Assists with Great River Road Collaboration Project

Biodiesel News, Electric News, Ethanol News, Hydrogen News, IACT News, Natural Gas News, News, Propane News / By Whitney

The Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT) will be joining the Great River Road Collaboration project, which aims to unite ten Clean Cities & Communities coalitions along the Mississippi River’s Great River Road to establish an alternative fuel corridor that supports diverse clean fuel and vehicle technologies. The Great River Road is a National Scenic

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Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT) Recognizes Sustainable Transportation Leaders – 2023

Biodiesel News, Electric News, Hybrid News, IACT News, Natural Gas News, News / By Bethany Kraseman

Leaders recognized for clean fuels fleets, infrastructure, education, and community engagement. CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2023 – The Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT), formerly known as Chicago Area Clean Cities, announced its 2023 Sustainable Transportation Award winners. The awards are given annually to organizations and individuals who impact the reduction of vehicle emissions that improve

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City of Moline, Illinois Named 2022 Clean Fuels Champion by Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT)

Biodiesel News, Electric News, Ethanol News, Events and Webinars, Hybrid News, IACT News, Natural Gas News, News / By IL-ACT Communications

The city, fleet and facilities manager Sarah Mark recognized for operating low-emission vehicles. CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2022 – The City of Moline, Illinois has been named a Clean Fuels Champion by the Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT), a statewide nonprofit formerly known as Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition. The Illinois alliance, whose mission is

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Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT) Recognizes Sustainable Transportation Leaders – 2022

Biodiesel News, Electric News, Events and Webinars, IACT News, Natural Gas News, News / By IL-ACT Communications

Leaders recognized for policy leadership, research, and EV charging solutions. CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2022 – The Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT), formerly known as Chicago Area Clean Cities, has announced its 2022 Sustainable Transportation Award winners. The awards are given annually to organizations and individuals who take actions to locally reduce vehicle emissions and

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