SAFE CCS Act signed, but without setbacks or aquifer protections
The SAFE CCS Act includes some strong protections, but lacks pipeline setbacks and a ban on CCS over the Mahomet Aquifer and recharge areas.
The SAFE CCS Act includes some strong protections, but lacks pipeline setbacks and a ban on CCS over the Mahomet Aquifer and recharge areas.
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!
CCS captures CO2 from a power plant, compresses it into a liquid, transports it via pipeline, and then injects it deep underground for storage.
Help protect the Mahomet Aquifer! We need a legislative ban to ensure this source of fresh drinking water is not contaminated by CO2.
After weeks of negotiations, the IL House and Senate passed the Safety and Aid for the Environment in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act. But more protections are needed.
CCS incentivizes emissions, costs more than renewables, and can’t help us meet our climate targets.
Join us in Springfield for a CCS Lobby Day on 4-17! Ask your legislators to support three bills that will protect people, land, and water.
Uprooting Injustice by Planting Trees, March 13, 6:30pm. Learn what funding mechanisms are available to bring tree equity to your community.
Fewer trees in low-income neighborhoods lead to inequities in the numerous benefits that trees provide, including health, reduced crime, and economic.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ treatment of Navigator’s CO2 pipeline sets a dangerous precedent for our nation’s surface waters.