| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Monday January 27, 2025 ( 1 items ) |
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Earthworks: Statement on EPA Decision to Give Class VI Primacy to West Virginia
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Earthworks issued the following statement on Jan. 23, 2025:
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On Friday, January 17th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule giving permission to the state of West Virginia to permit wells for carbon dioxide sequestration, known as Class VI injection wells. Carbon capture projects do nothing to address upstream emissions from oil and gas extraction, rely on capture technology unproven at a commercial scale, and will require a massive b
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