Federal, State Officials Eye Regulatory Implications Of Disposing CO2

Federal and state officials are beginning to address the regulatory implications of capturing and disposing, or sequestering, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by placing them underground to prevent 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 storing 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...