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Frank Sanders, left, and his son, Eric Sanders, walk across their corn fields on May 18, 2023, in rural Nokomis. The Sanders have been a farming family since the 1960s. They are concerned about and opposed to a carbon dioxide pipeline running through their property.

Wolf Carbon Solutions pauses its bid for Illinois approval of a controversial 260-mile CO2 pipeline

November 26, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Wolf Carbon Solutions U.S., which has proposed a controversial 260-mile carbon dioxide pipeline for Illinois and Indiana, is temporarily withdrawing its application to build in Illinois. Wolf filed a motion...

After years of delays, the Illinois secretary of state's office announced Nov. 16, 2023, that new license plates with monarch butterfly decals will be available.

After years of waiting, Illinois monarch butterfly fans will finally get their specialty license plates

November 16, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.

Jeanine Standard has a "monarch-mobile" — a little off-road utility vehicle covered with images of the monarch butterfly. She has three meadows planted with monarch-friendly wildflowers. She has buses of...

Staffer recommends Illinois regulators deny approval for Wolf CO2 pipeline, one of 2 under consideration by state

November 14, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

A controversial 260-mile carbon dioxide pipeline, proposed for Illinois and Iowa, has experienced a setback in its bid for state approval. A staff member at the Illinois Commerce Commission has...

A Navigator CO2 drilling site in rural Nokomis, Illinois on May 18, 2023. Over the spring, Navigator CO2 started drilling a monitor well for a proposed underground carbon dioxide storage complex.

How much did Navigator’s defeat cost the Midwest?

November 8, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

With the Navigator CO2 pipeline gone, the Midwest has clearly lost jobs and tax revenue. But the size of that economic loss is up for debate. A study funded by...

Steve Hess unloads harvested corn on his farm in Bushnell on Oct. 16, 2023. Hess is opposed to a proposed CO2 pipeline that would run through his farmland.

Illinois farmers and environmentalists celebrate the defeat of $3 billion CO2 pipeline: ‘We have thrown so many stones at Goliath’

November 8, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

When Steve Hess learned about a plan to send a $3.4 billion carbon dioxide pipeline through five states —and Hess' own corn and soybean fields in western Illinois — the...

Workers on a platform at a Navigator CO2 drilling site on May 18, 2023, in rural Nokomis. On Oct. 10, Navigator withdrew its application to build in Illinois.

Following setbacks for carbon dioxide pipeline proposal, Navigator CO2 lays off employees

October 19, 2023 at 5:07 p.m.

In the wake of a major setback in South Dakota, Navigator CO2 — the company that wants to build a controversial 1,350-mile carbon dioxide pipeline through five states including Illinois...

A Navigator CO2 drilling site along Oconee Avenue on May 18, 2023, in rural Nokomis. Over the spring, Navigator CO2 started drilling a monitor well for a proposed underground carbon dioxide storage complex. If built, the storage complex would be about a mile deep and hold tens of millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide.

Navigator CO2 withdraws application to build part of controversial 1,400-mile carbon pipeline in Illinois

October 10, 2023 at 8:45 p.m.

Navigator CO2, the Omaha-based company that is proposing a controversial 1,350-mile carbon dioxide pipeline for the Midwest, is withdrawing its application to build in Illinois. The move comes on the...

Field Museum bird curator John Bates photographs scores of birds who died from colliding with McCormick Place Lakeside Center on a single day as curator emeritus Dave Willard looks on Oct. 5, 2023. At least 960 migrating birds died Thursday at the center.

Almost 1,000 migrating birds die Thursday in Chicago after crashing into McCormick Place Lakeside Center, a 40-year record

October 6, 2023 at 8:22 p.m.

At least 960 migrating birds, the highest number on record, died Thursday in "massive carnage" at McCormick Place Lakeside Center, according to David Willard, a retired bird division collections manager...

Workers on a platform at a Navigator CO2 drilling site on May 18, 2023, in rural Nokomis. In the spring, Navigator started drilling a monitoring well for a proposed underground carbon dioxide storage complex.

Amid battle over proposed carbon pipelines in Illinois and other states, lawmakers call for federal moratorium

October 3, 2023 at 6:36 p.m.

The battle over massive carbon dioxide pipelines proposed for Illinois and other Midwestern states has reached Congress, with 13 House Democrats — including U.S. Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García of Illinois...

Beavers forage in a lagoon on the Northwestern campus, Dec. 24, 2020, in Evanston.

At 1st Midwest Beaver Summit, role of the hefty rodents praised in wetland restoration, climate change fight

September 17, 2023 at 10:35 a.m.

As the nation faces a future of increasing flooding, drought and wildfires, millions of 60-pound rodents stand by, ready to assist. Beavers can transform parched fields into verdant wetlands and...

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