Sangamon County has once again voted to shut down a carbon dioxide proposal from the company Navigator. The county board passed two resolutions. One puts the county in opposition to any pipeline construction projects, and the other expands the already existing moratorium to include carbon sequestration sites.
The Coalition to Stop CO2 pipelines brought a list of safety concerns to a public meeting last month. A potential rupture in this pipeline could lead to asphyxiation for people in the area, and local officials don’t have the equipment to handle the rupture.
“This is what democracy looks like. This is what people power looks like. I think it’s a beautiful thing,” Nick Dodson, member of the Coalition, said. “And I applaud the Sangamon County Board, for hearing us.”
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