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

By Andrea Hsu

Published November 18, 2025 at 5:01 AM EST

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.

Andrea Hsu

Andrea Hsu is NPR's labor and workplace correspondent.

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