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Eco-Justice Collaborative

Solutions that combine environmental, economic and social justice.

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.

Majority Illinois voters oppose eminent domain

Eminent Domain: Voters oppose use for CO2 pipelines

CO2 Pipelines, Sequestration

PHMS issues new pipeline rule

PHMSA releases CO2 rule! How good is it? What's next?

CO2 Pipelines, PHSMA, Safety

Uprooting Injustice

Uprooting injustice How? by planting trees

Tree Equity, Climate Solutions

Wolf With draws from Iowa

Victory! Wolf withdraws from IA, ending pipeline through IL

CO2 Pipelines, Sequestration

Congress = End 45Q

END 45Q SUBSIDIES! They harm communities and climate

Carbon Capture and Storage

CCS falling out of favor

FALLING OUT OF FAVOR? CCS is a false climate solution

Carbon capture and storage

Big Wins for the Coalition!

BIG WINS FOR COALITION! Two CO2 pipelines out for now

CO2 Pipelines, Navigator, Wolf

Jack's Solar Garden

JACK'S SOLAR GARDEN: Agrivoltaics at its finest!

Agrivoltaics, regenerative farming

Sustainable Agriculture

SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT: Regenerative agriculture

Carbon sequestration, local food

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!

New report calls out problems of CCS

Geologic carbon dioxide storage remains experimental. Allowing private interests to risk the safety of public resources cannot be justified ...

Ask your State Rep to support the Mahomet Aquifer today!

Ask your Illinois State Representative to cosponsor and vote yes for SB1723. This bill will protect the Mahomet Aquifer from CO2 pollution ...

Sign the petition! Ask Congress to cut dangerous CCS subsidies

Ask Congress to cut wasteful CCS subsidies! Protect the public from a technology that risks people's health and water and can take their land ...

What is our climate future?

What can we expect when global average temperatures exceed pre-industrial temperatures by more than 1.5° Celsius? Or 2° Celsius? Or even more? ...

Taxpayer subsidized45Q: Surge to $3 trillion by 2030?

Carbon capture and sequestration doesn't work. Unless checked, taxpayer-subsidized 45Q, which funds CCS, could to nearly $3 trillion by 2050 ...

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?

CO2 leak at ADM facility demonstrates unreliability of CCS

What is CCS? A Primer

CCS – A false solution that is losing favor

Federal climate legislation throws lifeline to fossil fuels

Federal climate legislation throws lifeline to fossil fuel industry

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!

The U.S. EPA is gearing up to issue draft permits for companies to inject and/or store CO2 under the Mahomet Aquifer. Help adopt a CCS ban! ...

Nationwide Indiscretion

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' treatment of Navigator's CO2 pipeline sets a dangerous precedent for our nation's surface waters ...

CCS-A False Solution

Carbon Capture and Sequestration - Climate Savior or False Solution? With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S. is now poised to invest literally hundreds of billions of dollars on carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure. But as ...

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

Fewer trees in low-income neighborhoods lead to inequities in the numerous benefits that trees provide, including health, reduced crime, and economic ...

Transforming Agriculture in the Midwest

Just nine Midwestern states make up 42 percent of U.S. agricultural emissions — or 4.2 percent of TOTAL U.S. emissions. But equitably transforming agriculture in the Midwest can be a ...

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.