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217 Today: The U.S. hopes to build more pipelines for carbon capture. Landowners don’t want them

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Kenny Davis stands next to the yellow tag marking where a natural gas pipeline traverses underneath his Scott County, Illinois farm on Oct. 9, 2023.
  • Photo: Eric Schmid / St. Louis Public Radio

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  • A free online program from the University of Illinois wants to help couples strengthen their relationship – using evidence-based strategies.
  • Gun rights groups are — once again — asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Illinois’ ban on assault-style weapons.
  • Cities and towns would get more money from the state under a proposal in Springfield.
  • The Fighting Illini men’s basketball team won at home last night against the Michigan Wolverines.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn why some farmers and landowners are against new pipelines.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting contributed by Nour Longi, Mawa Iqbal, Alex Degman, Colin Hislope and Eric Schmid.

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Stephanie Mosqueda

Stephanie Mosqueda is a senior majoring in journalism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with minors in Spanish and public relations. She is the 217 Today producer and a reporter for the Illinois Student Newsroom.