SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — A proposal to exempt the Mahomet Aquifer from carbon sequestration projects is picking up steam in the Capitol. “We play with the hand we’re dealt with, and this is what ...
After months of debate, the Illinois House and Senate passed a bill to ban carbon sequestration projects at sole-source aquifers on Tuesday, May 20. In a bipartisan effort, the House voted 91-19, ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHAMPAIGN, IL (AP) – The U.S. Environmental ...
Nearly 300 Illinois laws took effect Jan. 1. The Illinois’ 1% statewide grocery tax is eliminated, but more than half the state’s cities and towns have passed an ordinance establishing their own ...
MAHOMET — The Illinois Senate passed a bill this week sponsored by State Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, that would create a Mahomet Aquifer Council. Rose said the permanent council was one of the ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — The Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill to stop carbon sequestration projects from being constructed near or underneath the Mahomet Aquifer, which provides ...
(The Center Square) – Following another leak at the Archer Daniels Midland carbon injection facility in Decatur, Illinois, some are looking for more protections for water supplies. In September, the U ...
SPRINGFIELD — In 2021, Illinois lawmakers unanimously passed and Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation creating the Mahomet Aquifer Council. The idea was to have a standing body to review, evaluate, and ...
SPRINGFIELD — Following concerns raised by a since-thwarted proposal to store toxic chemicals at a landfill that sits above the Mahomet Aquifer, state regulators are stepping up monitoring of the ...
An Illinois measure would place new limitations on carbon sequestration. Credit: Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images How George Wallace and Bull Connor Set the Stage for Alabama’s Sky ...
Bill that would ban carbon capture under Central Illinois aquifer receives first legislative hearing
SPRINGFIELD — A bill that would ban carbon sequestration activity within the footprint of the Mahomet Aquifer received its first legislative hearing on Wednesday but failed to advance as state ...
SPRINGFIELD — When a bill creating a state regulatory framework for carbon capture and storage projects passed the state legislature in May, environmental advocates promised that the safeguards ...
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