EJC Blog Posts
Eco-Justice Collaborative's posts explore current issues around climate, sustainability, and justice. Each respects our mission and work in each of these areas, including local, regional or statewide campaigns.
![Uprooting Injustice by Planting Trees](https://ecojusticecollaborative.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
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 ... READ MORE
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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 ... READ MORE
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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 time passes, the challenges of capturing, transporting, and sequestering carbon has many policymakers and scientists questioning CCS as a viable solution. What are the risks? What are the challenges? What is the likelihood that sequestered CO2 won't leak?
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 time passes, the challenges of capturing, transporting, and sequestering carbon has many policymakers and scientists questioning CCS as a viable solution. What are the risks? What are the challenges? What is the likelihood that sequestered CO2 won't leak?
Developers, eager to take advantage of the tax credits, claim we've successfully been capturing and sequestering carbon for decades. But ... READ MORE
![We need a CO2 pipeline moratorium](https://ecojusticecollaborative.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
We need a CO2 pipeline moratorium
CO2 pipelines are not safe. Tell your Illinois officials to cosponsor and pass HB4835 / SB3441 a moratorium on CO2 pipelines! ... READ MORE
![Big Wins for Coalition to Stop CO2 Pipelines!](https://ecojusticecollaborative.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Big Wins for Coalition to Stop CO2 Pipelines!
In a stunning set of victories, EJC is pleased to announce that two dangerous CO2 pipelines proposed for Illinois have been stopped, at least for now ... READ MORE
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Second CO2 pipeline company files with the ICC
On Friday, June 16, Wolf Carbon Solutions became the second CO2 pipeline company in Illinois to file its application with the ICC. Navigator CO2 Ventures was the first ... READ MORE
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Victory for the Middle Fork!
A consent order requiring Dynegy to clean up its coal ash and resolve violations at the former Vermilion Power Station.was finalized 6-9-23 ... READ MORE
![Could Navigator proceed without ANY environmental review?](https://ecojusticecollaborative.org/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Could Navigator proceed without ANY environmental review?
If the USACE allows Navigator to use Nationwide Permit 58, there will be NO environmental review of 1800 crossings of waters of the U.S., including major rivers like the Mississippi ... READ MORE