Left of Dial Episode 8: Fighting For Utility Protections In Illinois

On this episode of Left of Dial, Ben Theobald is joined by Alan Max Axelrod, Eddie Pratt Jr and Beau Barber talk about fighting for utility protections in Illinois after the Illinois Commerce Commission let the moratorium on utilities expire at the end of March. Axelrod is the leader of the #NoAmerenShutoffs grassroots movement fighting for utility protections in the state of Illinois.

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Sources/articles cited:

ICC April 1st Meeting: https://multimedia.illinois.gov/icc/icc-040921-SOM.mp4 or https://www.icc.illinois.gov/meetings/meeting/commission-meeting/21376

https://hoiabc.com/2021/04/01/utility-companies-sending-shutoff-notices-as-moratorium-ends/?fbclid=IwAR2vjXYbHgIxZ7WhqNak-IBvt20-b_U5qcGM85kw2T44JSXU13kejiPKEvc

latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-03-23/damage-from-virus-utility-bills-overwhelm-some-households

https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/il-moratorium-utility-shutoffs-ends-natural-gas-prices-spike

https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/pressroom/2021_03/20210325.html

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/04/05/vice-president-kamala-harris-makes-first-bay-area-visit-since-election/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t833cvVNXpg

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