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Illinois environmental advocates honored with inaugural award
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Illinois environmental advocates honored with inaugural award

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Oct 9, 2025

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — Two Illinois environmental advocates were recognized with an inaugural award by Prairie Rivers Network (PRN).

Pritzker signs Mahomet aquifer protection plan into law
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Pritzker signs Mahomet aquifer protection plan into law

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Aug 1, 2025

Gov. JB Pritzker has signed the highly anticipated plan to stop carbon capture and sequestration near the Mahomet aquifer.

Mahomet aquifer protection plan arrives on Pritzker's desk
Illinois Politics
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Mahomet aquifer protection plan arrives on Pritzker's desk

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Aug 1, 2025

The highly anticipated plan to stop carbon capture and sequestration near the Mahomet aquifer has arrived on Gov. JB Pritzker's desk.

Mahomet aquifer bill passes IL House committee
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Mahomet aquifer bill passes IL House committee

  • Cameron Maine
  • Updated Apr 30, 2025

A plan to stop all carbon sequestration over the Mahomet aquifer passed the Illinois House committee Tuesday.

IL plan to stop carbon sequestration near the Mahomet Aquifer passes unanimously out of the Senate
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IL plan to stop carbon sequestration near the Mahomet Aquifer passes unanimously out of the Senate

  • Cameron Maine
  • Updated Apr 16, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — After the bill failed to pass last year, the plan to stop all carbon sequestration near the Mahomet aquifer passed …

Champaign Co. Board approves one year moratorium on carbon capture near Mahomet Aquifer
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Champaign Co. Board approves one year moratorium on carbon capture near Mahomet Aquifer

  • Hannah Flayhan
  • Updated Jan 27, 2025

At Thursday night's Champaign County Board meeting, Board members will decide whether to pass an amendment that would place a moratorium on carbon sequestration activity in or around the Mahomet Aquifer for the next year.

State Sen. Faraci joins lawmakers seeking to protect Mahomet Aquifer
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State Sen. Faraci joins lawmakers seeking to protect Mahomet Aquifer

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Oct 24, 2024

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — State Senator Paul Faraci is joining the lawmakers and local communities concerned about the possible effects of carb…

2018 law: protecting the Mahomet aquifer
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2018 law: protecting the Mahomet aquifer

  • Dec 29, 2018

MAHOMET, Ill. (WAND) - A new bill introduced in Feb. of 2018 is set to become law in 2019.

Lawsuit seeks damages for Mahomet gas leak
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Lawsuit seeks damages for Mahomet gas leak

  • Jun 13, 2018
Lawsuit seeks damages for Mahomet gas leak
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Lawsuit seeks damages for Mahomet gas leak

  • Jun 13, 2018

MAHOMET, Ill. (WAND) – Lawyers representing families dealing with contaminated water have sued the company responsible for a leak. 

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