A drilling site in Nokomis, Ill., of Navigator CO2 Ventures, which has dropped plans to build a network of CO2 pipelines across the Midwest. Photo: Nick Schnelle for The Wall Street JournalA pipeline company dropped ambitious plans to build a network of CO2 pipelines across the Midwest, delivering a victory for environmentalists and farmers who have opposed the project. Navigator CO2 Ventures said in a press release Friday that the unpredictable nature of the regulatory and government processes had led the company to nix the multibillion-dollar project.

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Persons: Nick Schnelle, nix Organizations: Navigator, ., Wall, Ventures Locations: Nokomis ,