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Illinois pushes ahead on clean energy jobs after Trump disrupts predecessor's plans

By Andrea Hsu

Published November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM CST

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President Trump scrambled his predecessor's plans to lift up American workers by generating clean energy jobs. Despite major policy shifts, Illinois is still trying to make that happen.

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Andrea Hsu is NPR's labor and workplace correspondent.