Wabash Valley Resources

The state pilot program to build an anhydrous ammonia fertilizer plant and then store its CO2 emissions underground was approved by the Indiana legislature about five years ago.

Vigo County plans to take comments on its agreement until July 8 at noon at WVR@vigocounty.in.gov.

The permit will allow Wabash Valley Resources to secure financing for the project and start construction on the injection wells.

This week on Noon Edition, we will talk with guests about the carbon sequestration project and what that means for Terre Haute residents.

Wabash Valley Resources intends to pipe and inject 1.67 million tons of carbon dioxide annually a mile below the area’s surface as part of its plan to produce “green” anhydrous ammonia fertilizer at a former coal gasification plant in Vigo County.

Vigo and Vermillion County residents filled every seat in a room at Indiana State University on Thursday night in opposition to the Wabash Valley Resources project.

Property rights and environmental issues split both parties on the matter.

Senate Bill 451 states landowners must get paid at least $250 per acre for carbon storage. But if they can’t reach a deal, landowners would have to sue to get more money.