CO2 pipeline forum set for Port Byron [Video]

A discussion about a CO2 pipeline will be held Wednesday, April 3, in Port Byron, according to a news release.

“What You Need to Know – Updates on Carbon Capture & Sequestration/CO2 Pipelines; Efforts in Springfield -What We Can Do Right Now” will be presented by Central Illinois Healthy Community Alliance and the Coalition to Stop CO2 Pipelines at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, at River Valley District Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron, in the second-floor meeting room. An elevator is available.

The discussion will focus on major issues for Illinois citizens regarding carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). Wolf Carbon Solutions intends to refile an application with the Illinois Commerce Commission for a carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline planned to cross the Mississippi River north of Port Byron, continuing southeast through Rock Island County into Henry County and further south, the release says.

“Just as with carbon dioxide pipelines, …