FEDERAL, STATE OFFICIALS EYE REGULATORY IMPACTS OF CO2 STORAGE

September 9, 2004
Federal and state officials are beginning to consider the regulatory implications of storing carbon dioxide (CO2) underground to address global warming, with EPA forming a new workgroup on the issue and energy-producing states developing recommendations on potential state regulatory changes, according to government sources. Although research on sequestering CO2 is at an early stage, government-sponsored projects are moving toward injecting small quantities of CO2 underground to study its effects and scientists' ability to track the materials, federal officials say. An...


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