Decatur allows ADM to store CO2 under city-owned land
ADM, both the city's largest employer and emitter of fossil fuels, will soon be able to pump liquified carbon dioxide into "pore space" more than a mile underneath city-owned land.
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ADM, both the city's largest employer and emitter of fossil fuels, will soon be able to pump liquified carbon dioxide into "pore space" more than a mile underneath city-owned land.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. would be allowed to pump liquified carbon into "pore space" below the ground of city-owned land under a proposal to be considered by the city council.
The company plans to invest at least $50 million into the campus and expects to employ about 45 people in full-time positions, according to a development agreement with the city.
The company plans to invest at least $50 million into the campus and expects to employ about 45 people in full-time positions, according to a development agreement with the city.
Greg Bickers, a city of Decatur electrical inspector who was suspended after testing positive for cannabis, alleged that the city violated his Fourth Amendment rights. A federal judge agreed.