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An Indiana Senate bill authored by Sen. Rick Niemeyer, R-Lowell, would impose additional procedural requirements on a planned carbon dioxide sequestration project by petroleum giant BP. Niemeyer’s bill has been lauded by environmental activists who have concerns over the proposal’s efficacy and impact. Produced through the burning of fossil fuels, atmospheric carbon dioxide is a primary driver ...

An Indiana Senate bill authored by state Sen. Rick Niemeyer, R-Lowell, would impose additional procedural requirements on a planned carbon dioxide sequestration project by petroleum giant BP. Niemeyer’s bill has been lauded by environmental activists who have concerns over the proposal’s efficacy and impact. Produced through the burning of fossil fuels, atmospheric carbon dioxide is a primary ...

The McLean County Board on Thursday denied a special use permit for carbon sequestration wells in the county.

The McLean County Board on Thursday denied a special use permit for carbon sequestration wells in the county.

The McLean County Zoning Board of Appeals recommended a permit for three carbon sequestration wells on the western side of the county.

The McLean County Zoning Board of Appeals will have to wait until December to vote on a carbon sequestration well proposal.

Elected officials in Northwest Indiana lauded the announcement of over $98 million in funds from the U.S. Department of Energy for a carbon capture and storage project by BP. On Wednesday, the department announced BP’s Project Crossroads as one of six carbon capture and storage projects around the country. Emitted when fossil fuels are burned, carbon dioxide is among the main contributors to ...

An expanded set of zoning requirements for carbon sequestration well drilling was recommended by the McLean County Zoning Board of Appeals.

For the second consecutive month, area residents turned up at the Tazewell County Board meeting to speak out on proposed CO2 pipeline.

County Board enacts additional moratorium, opposes approval