Public Notice: EPA Seeks Comments on Intent to Issue Permits to One Earth Sequestration for Three Class VI Injection Wells in McLean County, Illinois

EPA Seeks Comments on Intent to Issue Permits to One Earth Sequestration for Three Class VI Injection Wells in McLean County, Illinois
How to Comment
Comments Due

All public comments must be submitted through Docket No. EPA-R05-OW-2026-6569.

 If you are unable to submit electronically, please contact Kaelyn Quinlan at (312) 886-7188 for instructions on how to comment. To view the draft permit, navigate to the Docket link included above.

In issuing a permit for a geologic sequestration project, EPA has authority to protect underground sources of drinking water (USDWs). Other federal, state, and local agencies may have authority relevant to surface activities such as carbon capture and transportation, and to address protection of other resources such as surface water and air quality.
 

Publish Date

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting comments from the public on its intent to issue three permits (collectively referred to as “permit” for the purposes of this fact sheet) for One Earth Sequestration, LLC (OES) to inject carbon dioxide (CO2) underground at its proposed injection wells in McLean County, Illinois. This injection would be part of a process that is often called “geologic sequestration” or “carbon sequestration.” Carbon sequestration is a means of reducing emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere.

 

Applicants or Respondents

One Earth Sequestration

202 N. Jordan Dr.
Gibson City, IL 80202
United States

Docket Numbers

Permit Number
IL-113-6A-0001, IL-113-6A-0002, IL-113-6A-0003

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Last updated on August 24, 2026