Welcome to Eco-Justice Collaborative ...
Ecological responsibility in linkage with social justice is what the world needs now. Healthy earth community requires advocacy and action on urgent environmental issues in ways that connect with struggles for social and economic justice. Eco-Justice envisions and values ecology and justice together, since there will be little environmental health without socio-economic justice, and vice-versa.- Dieter T. Hessel
What's Happening ...
Read about EJC's work in clean energy, coal ash, carbon capture and storage, and natural climate solutions. We strive to ensure there is a focus on inclusion, diversity, equity and opportunities for people of color.
Protect the Mahomet Aquifer from CCS
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 Central 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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Read the posts below for what's new in the campaign and how you can participate. Sign up for our mailing list to receive occasional emails about actions you can take to keep CCS activities out of the Mahomet Aquifer!
Ask your State Rep to support the Mahomet Aquifer today!
Sign the petition! Ask Congress to cut dangerous CCS subsidies
Mahomet aquifer passes IL Senate Committee
Slip in support of bills to protect the Mahomet Aquifer!
Taxpayer subsidized45Q: Surge to $3 trillion by 2030?
Carbon Capture and Storage ... A Promising Technology or False Solution?
Carbon capture and storage is descending on Illinois and other states, due to lucrative tax credits and geology that is thought to be suited for underground storage. What is CCS, and what do we need to know about this evolving technology?
EJC Videos on CO2 Pipelines and CCS
These videos highlight concerns relate to carbon capture, sequestration, and pipelines. Watch for more in the coming weeks.
Don’t Mess with the Aquifer!
Nationwide Indiscretion
CCS-A False Solution
Natural Climate Solutions
While much of the country's focus is on decarbonization and moving to renewable energy, there is much less attention paid to the importance of restoring and expanding our carbon sinks. Take a look at what EJC has been doing.
Uprooting Injustice by Planting Trees
Transforming Agriculture in the Midwest
About EJC ...
We are an-all volunteer organization that collaborates with others to get things done. We have closed coal-power plants, passed coal ash legislation, and now are working on natural climate solutions as a way to avert climate catastrophe. Click here to learn about our mission and work, and here to get to know our Board. Click the images below to learn about our work.
