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Navigator Heartland Greenway LLC has voluntarily withdrawn its Application for a Certificate of Authority to construct the pipeline that would cross through 13 Illinois counties.
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Edgar Rodriguez said Navigator should provide regular equipment upgrades and annual training throughout the decades-long life of the pipeline.
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Board Chair Scott Schwerer said the county wants to give the federal government time to potentially upgrade safety guidelines for such projects.
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In western Illinois, the carbon dioxide pipeline would go through Adams, Brown, Fulton, Hancock, Knox, McDonough, Pike, and Schuyler counties. It would also go through Lee and Des Moines counties in southeast Iowa.
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The federal piece of legislation expands tax credits available for companies that capture and store carbon underground. But, Iowa environmental organizations say it’s a step back in the fight against climate change.
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During an informational meeting in West Point, landowners said they are not interested in selling any of their property for the project and they do not want to lose it by force through eminent domain.
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Landowners fear private companies will use eminent domain to construct carbon capture pipelines on their land.