EDF Presses Biden Officials To Discourage State CCS Liability Shields

A major environmental group is pressing the Biden administration to discourage states from granting blanket long-term liability relief to carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, citing federal officials’ ability to reject state control over carbon dioxide injection permits and to scrutinize CCS subsidies to states that offer such regulatory breaks. The pitch from Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) surfaces in the group’s broader comments filed last month on a draft White House guidance to federal agencies on CCS projects. The call...