Novel California Biomass CCS Project Withdraws EPA CO2 Permit Request

The developer of a novel proposed biomass carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in California has withdrawn its application for a federal carbon dioxide injection permit after EPA found deficiencies in the plan, underscoring the difficulty for such projects going forward but drawing praise from environmentalists who oppose them. “The EPA showed exactly the kind of carbon capture scrutiny we need by ordering this project to withdraw its permit,” said Victoria Bogdan Tejeda, an attorney with the Center for Biological...