House Republicans Float Bill To Ease EPA Permitting Of CO2 Wells

Top Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are floating draft pipeline legislation that includes a path for companies seeking to inject carbon dioxide underground to seek “aquifer exemptions” from drinking water protections if EPA finds that CO2 injection wells are unlikely to affect drinking water supplies. The language is part of broader legislation that seeks to speed construction of pipelines through several provisions, including expanded Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authority to permit pipelines in existing rights of...