October 20, 2023
Last winter, bills were introduced in the Illinois legislature that would disallow new carbon dioxide pipeline permits until the safety standards are adopted. Another set of bills introduced last spring would ban the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines and hold operators “solely liable” for any damage. It appears none of these bills will be addressed in the legislature’s brief November veto session, which means any legislation would need to be reintroduced next year.
Sierra Club Illinois Director Darin said advocates want to “get some safeguards in place on this entire technology — not only pipelines but how these gasses are captured and ultimately stored.”
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