DOE Grapples With Funding CCS Projects While Addressing EJ Concerns

Energy Department officials say they are grappling with how to spend billions of dollars to advance fossil fuel carbon capture technology under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) while also addressing environmental justice (EJ) concerns that are being raised by White House EJ advisors, who oppose the projects because they fear local communities will suffer further harm Noah Deich, deputy assistant secretary of DOE’s Office of Carbon Management, acknowledged at an Aug. 3 White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) that...