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Illinois Senate Ban on Carbon Sequestration Near Mahomet Aquifer
Jurisdiction countryUnited States
Instrument typepermitting-regulatory
Authoritygovernment
Scopecarbon removal and point-source capture
Statuslegislated
DetailIllinois Senate voted 55-0 on April 14, 2025 to prohibit carbon sequestration projects near the Mahomet Aquifer, a critical water source for nearly one million Central Illinois residents. The final version restricts carbon storage only within the Mahomet sole source aquifer zone, rather than the broader project review area that originally included parts of Bloomington-Normal and neighboring counti
Stated statuslegislated
Pathway scopeall-cdr
Pathway notebans carbon sequestration/storage generally near the aquifer without naming specific removal pathways
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