By Metro East Sun |
May 31, 2024
During the final days of the spring legislative session, the Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Bill 1289, known as the Safety and Aid for the Environment in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act (SAFE CCS Act). The bill introduces several new regulations regarding the capture, transport, and sequestration of carbon emissions in Illinois. State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville), a member of the House Energy & Environment Committee, expressed his disapproval of several provisions within the bill, particularly its eminent domain-like system to establish underground...