SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – A senate committee hit the pause button on a bill aimed at keeping carbon capture sequestration projects off the Mahomet Aquifer. “On something as significant as this, I ...

Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, delivers a profanity-laden speech against a bill that would regulate carbon capture technology, which he thinks poses a risk to the drinking water in his district. Sen.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — After the bill failed to pass last year, the plan to stop all carbon sequestration near the Mahomet aquifer passed unanimously out of the Illinois Senate Thursday. Carbon ...

CHAMPAIGN, ILL (WCIA) – Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) is pushing a new legislative package aimed at addressing energy concerns in Central Illinois. The lawmaker filed the series of three bills on ...

A helicopter towing a coil frame using electromagnetic technology will be flying over much of Ford, Iroquois and Vermilion counties to provide a better picture of what the Mahomet aquifer looks like.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) is determined to protect one of the most important sources of drinking water in east-central Illinois. The senator refiled a bill on Friday that ...

The Mahomet Aquifer, Champaign-Urbana’s primary source of drinking water, is at the center of debate between companies, activists and residents in Illinois over carbon sequestration. The aquifer spans ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to protect the Mahomet Aquifer from carbon sequestration into law on Friday. Carbon sequestration is the process of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The Mahomet Aquifer is a formation of sand and gravel that runs roughly from the Indiana state line west to the Illinois River in Cass County in west-central Illinois. It ...

Hear why some environmentalists are concerned about the health of central Illinois’ main water supply. Learn about a new effort to make disposing of household hazardous waste more convenient. Plus, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – A senate committee hit the pause button on a bill aimed at keeping carbon capture sequestration ...