Committee extends carbon sequestration moratorium for six months after task-force delay concerns

May 3, 2026

The committee voted to extend a temporary safety moratorium on carbon sequestration activity for six months amid frustration about delays from the task force drafting an ordinance; an attempt to shorten the extension to 90 days failed for lack of a second.

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The Champaign County Environment and Land Use Committee voted to extend a temporary safety moratorium on carbon sequestration activity for six months after members expressed frustration that the county task force charged with drafting an ordinance had not finished its work.

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