Pipelines that would store CO2 beneath Midwest states make some landowners nervous
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Pipelines that would store CO2 beneath Midwest states make some landowners nervous

  Three companies are proposing pipelines across the Midwest that would carry carbon dioxide captured from ethanol plants to underground sequestration sites. The plan is to inject the CO2 deep into rock formations under Illinois and North Dakota, but some landowners are pushing back. This story is a part of a Harvest Public Media series…

217 Today: Illinois landowners oppose proposed plans to capture and store carbon dioxide underground

217 Today: Illinois landowners oppose proposed plans to capture and store carbon dioxide underground

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Today’s headlines: A fundraising scandal at Illinois State University involves a prominent CEO, a private jet – and a trip to an Indianapolis strip club. Hundreds of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans rallied in Springfield on Tuesday to call for state agencies to offer more language interpreters to help people seeking…

The Rantoul Village Board once again rejects a proposed cannabis growing facility.

The Rantoul Village Board once again rejects a proposed cannabis growing facility.

Once again, the Rantoul Village Board has voted against allowing a cannabis business to open in their town. The village board rejected a proposal Tuesday night to allow applications to open a cannabis growing facility in Rantoul, with Mayor Chuck Smith breaking a 3-3 tie vote.