
The EPA’s decision gives the state the authority to permit, site, and provide oversight of carbon storage wells in the state. (Source: Shutterstock.com)
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced Dec. 29 that the EPA has granted his state long-sought Class VI primacy—the authority to permit, site and provide oversight of carbon storage wells in the state.
Given the density of oil and gas production, midstream, and downstream processing, as well as the proximity of well-suited underground formations for sequestration,
“Louisiana worked to receive the authority to regulate capturing and storing carbon,” Cassidy said. “This unlocks the next phase of job creation and economic development in
In April, EPA announced it intended to grant
Over the next few months the state’s Department of Environmental Quality, along with other state offices, will make final arrangements for the permitting process. Details were not immediately available, but it is expected that DEQ will coordinate with EPA for the transfer of permit applications already in process.
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