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Committee forwards 12‑month moratorium on carbon sequestration to county board
Summary
Champaign County’s Environment and Land Use Committee approved a 12‑month safety moratorium on carbon sequestration activities and will forward the moratorium to the county board for consideration; a local environmental group spoke in favor of the pause and a member urged formation of a task force to study groundwater risks.
The Champaign County Environment and Land Use Committee voted to place a temporary 12‑month moratorium on carbon sequestration activities described in zoning case 1578024 and agreed to forward the moratorium to the full county board for action.
Jonathan Hettinger, speaking for Prairie Rivers Network, told the committee his organization supports a moratorium while local officials study the risks of subsurface…
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