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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, August 16, 2024
EPA’s new power plant rule relies heavily on carbon capture and sequestration to meet stringent new carbon dioxide reduction requirements, but rural electric cooperatives and 23 states say it’s unproven and are fighting in court to get it stopped.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan faced skepticism from Republican senators Wednesday about the potential for power generators to use carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology to significantly reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Navigator CO2 canceled its plans for a multi-state carbon pipeline on Friday, citing challenges securing permits in Iowa and South Dakota, two major states on its route.
The Iowa House has overwhelmingly passed a bill making it more difficult for companies that want to build pipelines for carbon sequestration to obtain the land necessary to do so.