La. Gov. Edwards: EPA Grants Louisiana Office of Conservation State Authority Over CO2 Injection and Sequestration
December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 29 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Dec. 28, 2023:
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Commissioner of Conservation Monique M. Edwards announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally granted Louisiana state primacy in the permitting and regulation of wells and projects involving the underground sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2). This is widely seen a . . .
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Commissioner of Conservation Monique M. Edwards announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally granted Louisiana state primacy in the permitting and regulation of wells and projects involving the underground sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2). This is widely seen a . . .