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 ...

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to CIProud.com. Advocates, central Illinois lawmakers call for more protections for Mahomet Aquifer ...

S.B. 1723 provides what many lawmakers viewed as key protections for the Mahomet Aquifer in central Illinois, which supplies drinking water to nearly a million people in 14 counties.

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, ...

Although, they stressed that Illinois should not put clean water at risk. Faraci's legislation would ban carbon sequestration over, under or through the Mahomet aquifer.