DOE, INDUSTRY, CONGRESS GRAPPLE WITH CO2 LIABILITY FOR FUTUREGEN

Members of Congress, the Energy Department (DOE) and industry are debating ways of shielding participants in DOE's FutureGen power plant project from potential liabilities for storing the resulting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions underground, as part of an effort to build a landmark near-zero emissions power facility. A House Science Committee lawmaker floated a proposal during a June 26 markup of energy-related legislation that would create new authority to protect FutureGen participants from liability, although the committee did not include the...