A bill passed by the Illinois legislature could slow the growth of carbon sequestration proposals—and proposals, in ...

Because it leaves the Mahomet Aquifer exposed to this exact danger. And this is why my legislation … which would protect the aquifer from CO2 injection needs to be passed immediately.” ...

Illinois lawmakers ban CO2 injection under aquifer. By Jeffrey Tomich | 05/22/2025 06:45 AM EDT . Gov. JB Pritzker (D) is expected to sign the legislation after news of leaks at an Archer-Daniels ...

The Mahomet Aquifer, Champaign-Urbana’s primary source of drinking water, is at the center of debate between companies, activists and residents in Illinois over carbon sequestration.. The aquifer ...

In 2021, Illinois lawmakers created the Mahomet Aquifer Council. But now, as they ponder legislation that would ban carbon sequestration activity within the aquifer's footprint, lawmakers will be ...

CHAMPAIGN, IL (AP) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled two hearings in May on a proposal to declare a central Illinois aquifer an important source of drinking water. But … ...

CLINTON — The Mahomet Aquifer, an important source of drinking water for central Illinois, is a formation of sand and gravel that runs roughly from the Indiana state line west ...

The Daily Illini reports on new bill passed by Illinois Congress banning carbon sequestration projects to protect Mahomet aquifer. After months of debate, the Illinois House and Senate passed a bill ...

BLOOMINGTON - Proposed plans for oil drilling near the Mahomet Aquifer in Downs were protested by some central Illinois residents during a meeting this week.

Several eastern Illinois towns and the University of Illinois have asked the federal government to declare that an aquifer that stretches across the state is a primary drinking-water source.

(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.