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CCS - a Primer

Out of sight, out of mind? How safe is CCS technology?

Click for a primer on carbon capture, transport, and storage. Learn about the risks, and how implementing this technology so rapidly, and at the scale proposed in Illinois, can affect your health and safety; and your land and water.

Mahomet Aquifer ban

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Protect the Mahomet Aquifer from contamination by CO2!

The U.S. EPA is gearing up to issue draft permits that would allow companies to inject and store CO2 under the Mahomet Aquifer and its recharge areas. If CO2 leaks into the Aquifer, it will contaminate this water supply that serves nearly one million residents in central Illinois.

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We need safe setbacks, NOT oxygen for landowners!

Carbon dioxide is a toxic asphyxiant that can harm or even kill humans, depending on the level and length of exposure. Occupants of buildings along a CO2 pipeline route need to know they can be rescued before they succumb to CO2 exposure if the pipeline leaks or ruptures.

The Safe CCS Act forces One Earth to start over

One Earth Sequestration, LLC, will be forced to withdraw its application and start over again once SB1289 is signed by ...

Wolf withdraws its pipeline project

After receiving a recommendation of denial from ICC staff,Wolf withdraws its project from the ICC, but vows to return in ...

Victory! Navigator cancels its CO2 pipeline

Citing the unpredictable nature of the regulatory and government processes involved, Navigator decided to cancel its pipeline project ...

Stand Up for the Mahomet!
There are eight Class VI well projects in Illinois under review by the U.S. EPA that are expected to receive draft permits as soon as February 2025. Four of these threaten the Mahomet Aquifer, which provides fresh drinking water to nearly 1 million people in Illinois. If CO2 stored under the aquifer leaks, it will form carbonic acid that can leach heavy metals such as manganese, cobalt, nickel, uranium, and barium. Heavy metals can cause severe health issues, including cancer, liver damage, and anemia.

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News and Actions

Adopt a Resolution or Ban to Protect the Mahomet

Ask your city, town, and county to adopt a resolution asking the state to protect the Mahomet Aquifer from CO2 pollution! ...

BREAKING…Wolf Withdraws from Iowa

On Monday, Dec. 12, 2024, Wolf Carbon Solutions withdrew its application to build a CO2 pipeline through IA. This means its pipeline through IL is ...

Poll results on use of eminent domain and Mahomet Aquifer

Poll shows majority of Illinois voters oppose use of eminent domain by private companies for CO2 projects and do not want CO2 stored under Mahomet ...

Sign on to support a Mahomet Aquifer CCS Ban!

Tell your elected officials to support a Mahomet Aquifer CCS Ban to protect this water supply from CO2 pollution! ...

STOP Class VI Wells in Illinois!

STOP US EPA Class VI well permits! Illinois is a target CO2 storage. But if it leaks, it can contaminate our water. Make sure that ...

CCS bill passes, but more protections are needed

After weeks of negotiations, the Illinois House and Senate passed the Safety and Aid for the Environment in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act ...

Rather than a safe route, One Earth gives oxygen

One Earth is the latest company to willingly expose landowners along its pipeline route to high concentrations of CO2 in the event of an accidental ...