CCS - a Primer

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

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.

Oxygen tanks

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

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

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

Victory! Navigator cancels its CO2 pipeline

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

News and Actions

BREAKING...Wolf Withdraws from Iowa

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 now dead ...
File a witness slip to protect the Mahomet!

File a witness slip to protect the Mahomet!

Please file a witness slip before noon on Wednesday, November 13, to support SB 3968. This bill will protect the Mahomet Aquifer from CO2 pollution ...
Poll results on use of eminent domain and Mahomet Aquifer

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!

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! ...
Donate to help us protect you from CO2 pipelines!

Donate to help us protect you from CO2 pipelines!

Help us help protect you! Make a tax-deductible contribution to SOIL to accurately model the risks of living along a CO2 pipeline! ...
STOP Class VI Wells in Illinois!

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

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 ...

Events

Latest Videos

Don’t mess with the aquifer!

The U.S. EPA is gearing up to issue draft permits for companies to inject and/or store CO2 under the Mahomet ...

Illinois residents call for regulation of CCS

On April 17, 2024, Illinois farmers, landowners and environmental organizations marched to the Illinois capital, calling for the regulation of ...

Nationwide Indiscretion

Instead of considering large-scale CO2 pipelines as one comprehensive project, the Corps of Engineers is expediting pipeline approval. Sign our ...

Get the facts on hydrogen

Can IRA-funded tax incentives for hydrogen infrastructure really deliver an effective low carbon fuel for the future? Get the facts! ...

Concerns – Safety and CCS

Learn about the risks of sequestration and CO2 pipelines, using Navigator's project in Christian County, Illinois as an example ...