Power transmission line opponents rally

Power transmission line opponents rally, Opponents of a high-voltage transmission line that would cut through west-central Illinois say they have formed a legal entity to challenge the proposed project.


Members of Block Grain Belt Express Illinois met this week to update the group on its push against the 750-mile high-voltage transmission line known as Grain Belt Express that would move clean power from Kansas to Indiana.


David Buckman, secretary of Block GBE Illinois, said the group is opposed because of what it considers questionable foreign backers, incomplete or nonexistent environmental studies and the infringement on personal property rights.....Read More