EPA Finalizes Primary Carbon Storage Well Permit Authority For Texas

EPA is finalizing its approval for Texas to take over permitting authority for carbon storage wells in the state, a step supporters say will help speed carbon capture and storage (CCS) development, though the industry and other states have faced recent challenges amid community pushback and Trump administration grant cancelations. The Texas oil and gas regulatory agency, known as the Railroad Commission (RRC), will now take over primary authority for Class VI carbon storage wells under the Safe Drinking Water...