Sierra Club Says Louisiana’s EOR History Boosts Case Against CCS Primacy

A national environmental group in litigation over EPA’s decision to give Louisiana primary authority for “Class VI” carbon storage wells is arguing that the state’s track record of failure in managing “Class II” wells for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) suggests the state will poorly manage its carbon storage permitting program. “The Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources (LDENR), the agency entrusted with permitting and enforcing this program, and in particular its Office of Conservation (OC), has a long and...