CAHGP campaigns to end eminent domain for CO2 pipelines
Citizens Against Heartland Greenwashing Projects (CAHGP) used this year’s Farm Progress Show to kick off a campaign to ban the use of eminent domain for CO2 pipelines in Illinois.
Sample Press Coverage
Press coverage: We’ve had a lot of good press coverage since the campaign to stop CO2 pipelines began and then expanded to address sequestration. These stories are just examples. We will continue to update these stories to chart our progress. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/02/26/a-battle-simmers-in-illinois-over-plans-to-pipe-in-and-store-millions-of-tons-of-planet-warming-carbon-dioxide-underground/ https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2023-03-30/its-like-nobody-really-cares-residents-of-peorias-south-side-are-raising-concerns-about-carbon-capture-pipeline-plan https://kewaneevoice.com/controversial-illinois-co2-pipelines-topic-of-public-meeting/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/04/10/the-company-that-wants-to-build-a-controversial-carbon-dioxide-pipeline-in-illinois-is-seeking-fast-tracked-approval-that-would-skip-public-input/ https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/the-reason-illinois-farmers-are-alarmed-about-underground-co2-pipelines/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/07/24/co2-pipeline-company-conducted-a-247-drilling-operation-for-2-months-across-from-familys-nokomis-home-theyve-created-chaos/ https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2023-07-27/carbon-pipeline-stakeholders-meet-in-largely-civil-exchange-at-peorias-carver-center https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/controversial-carbon-dioxide-pipeline-paused-following-regulatory-setbacks https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/co2-pipeline-plans-paused-17523035 https://energynews.us/2023/10/20/navigator-co2-pipeline-is-canceled-but-illinois-opponents-say-the-fight-isnt-over/ https://news.wttw.com/2023/10/21/controversial-pipeline-canceled-amid-safety-concerns-regulatory-pushback https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/11/08/illinois-farmers-and-environmentalists-celebrate-the-defeat-of-3-billion-co2-pipeline-we-have-thrown-so-many-stones-at-goliath/ https://pantagraph.com/news/local/government-politics/illinois-commerce-commission-staffer-recommends-regulators-deny-approval-for-wolf-co2-pipeline/article_deb84362-832c-11ee-8ddc-839401a94fa2.html https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/wolf-carbon-solutions-seeks-end-carbon-pipeline-application-illinois-2023-11-21/ https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2023-12-14/mclean-county-board-denies-special-use-permit-for-co2-wells-near-saybrook […]
Wolf withdraws its CO2 pipeline proposal
Amidst concerns over an incomplete submittal and public safety, Wolf Carbon Solutions withdraws its ICC application to build a CO2 pipeline.
Navigator Cancels Its 1,342 Mile-Long Pipeline Project!
Navigator cancels its CO2 pipeline project after regulatory rejections in IA and SD and it filed a motion to withdraw in IL.
Call for a CO2 Pipeline Moratorium after Navigator Withdraws
While Navigator asks to withdraw their application before the ICC, landowners, communities, and advocates for a CCS bill call for a temporary moratorium.
Second company seeks approval to build CO2 pipeline through Illinois
Fossil fuel companies are hell bent on using Illinois as a dumping ground for carbon says the Coalition to Stop CO2 pipelines.
It’s Like Nobody Cares
The South Side of Peoria needs a seat at the table in the ongoing conversations over a carbon capture pipeline that would run to the BioUrja ethanol plant.