carbon capture

Five months after taking over as McLean County Board chair, Democrat Elizabeth Johnston talks to WGLT about rural public transportation, homelessness, carbon sequestration, and comprehensive planning.

State senators voted unanimously, 55-0, this week to ban carbon sequestration near the Mahomet Aquifer. That's the sole source of water for nearly 1 million people in the region, including much of McLean County.

After months of community engagement, the Illinois House and Senate are endorsing a bill that would ban carbon sequestration near the Mahomet Aquifer.

Republican Brian Loeffler, who defeated incumbent George Wendt in the primary, is running against Democrat Rob Ogborn to fill one of the District 3 seats on the McLean County Board.

Eric Hansen, a Democrat, was appointed to fill a vacancy on the McLean County Board about a year ago. He's running for a four-year term. His opponent is Republican Gary Stevens.

The leaks occurred at an ADM well in Decatur that’s part of a booming industry that promises to capture planet-warming carbon dioxide underground. ADM insists the well is safe, but locals are worried.

Democrat Jim Rogal was appointed to the McLean County Board for District 4 in 2021. Rogal was elected to the seat the following year. Rogal is running against Republican Jerry Klinkner, who also ran in 2022. Klinkner declined WGLT's request for an interview.

The McLean County Board unanimously passed a resolution in support of protecting the Mahomet Aquifer, a source of drinking water for many communities in Central Illinois.

Two Champaign-Urbana area lawmakers said they will introduce legislation to ban carbon capture in region served by the Mahomet Aquifer.

Carbon capture sequestration is not yet a widespread industry or practice, though planned projects have begun to pop up across the country and the federal government has offered financial incentives to accelerate its growth.