A coalition of farmers and environmentalists across the Midwest are celebrating an Oct. 20 announcement that Navigator has abandoned its pipeline plan.
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 Navigator estimated that the project would have employed an average of 3,900 construction workers a year for a period of four years, and resulted in additional property tax payments of up to $63 million a year across the five-state .
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 68-year-old farmer knew two things: He knew he would fight the project, which he viewed as a threat to his family’s health, safety and property rights. And he knew it wouldn’t be easy. Initially, Hess, who farms land that has .
On Oct. 20, Navigator CO2 announced that it would abandon its plan to send a $3.4 billion carbon dioxide pipeline through five states. But the company is still pursuing carbon storage projects in central Illinois.
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