Navigator asks Illinois Commerce Commission to withdraw its application
A Nebraska company facing widespread resistance from property owners and environmentalists wants a third opportunity to win regulatory approval in Illinois for a carbon dioxide pipeline that would cross Sangamon County and inject liquid CO₂ from five Midwestern states under farmland in Christian and Montgomery counties. Navigator Heartland Greenway LLC on Oct. 10 asked permission from the Illinois Commerce Commission to withdraw its application to build the proposed 290-plus miles of pipeline through all or parts of 14 counties, including Sangamon, Christian, Montgomery and Morgan…