Gov. JB Pritzker (D) is expected to sign the legislation after news of leaks at an Archer-Daniels-Midland carbon storage project raised new questions about safety. A bill to protect a key source of ...

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, ...

(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, 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 ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A proposal to protect the Mahomet aquifer from carbon capture and sequestration has strong bipartisan support in Springfield. Senators Paul Faraci (D-Champaign) and Chapin ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law 124 of the 436 bills sent to him by lawmakers in the spring legislative session. The measures signed last week expand what must be covered by state-regulated ...