Gov. JB Pritzker (D) is expected to sign the legislation after news of leaks at an Archer-Daniels-Midland carbon storage project raised new questions about safety. A bill to protect a key source of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — A proposal to exempt the Mahomet Aquifer from carbon sequestration projects is picking up steam in the Capitol. “We play with the hand we’re dealt with, and this is what ...

After months of debate, the Illinois House and Senate passed a bill to ban carbon sequestration projects at sole-source aquifers on Tuesday, May 20. In a bipartisan effort, the House voted 91-19, ...

CHAMPAIGN, IL (AP) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled two hearings in May on a proposal to declare a central Illinois aquifer an important source of drinking water. But the EPA ...

A little over three years ago, a representative from ethanol manufacturer One Earth Energy knocked on Sally Lasser’s door. The representative, who Lasser said was “a dear neighbor,” told her his ...

An Illinois measure would place new limitations on carbon sequestration. Credit: Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images A bill passed by the Illinois legislature could slow the growth of ...

Nearly 300 Illinois laws will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Illinois’ 1% statewide grocery tax will be eliminated, but more than half the state’s cities and towns have passed an ordinance establishing ...