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Pipeline company pulls permit request | First Listen

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A Nebraska company that has proposed a pipeline to carry CO2 from ethanol plants for storage in central Illinois has pulled a permit proposal in the state. Hearings were set for next week before the Illinois Commerce Commission. The future of the project remains uncertain.

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