EPA Grants West Virginia Authority Over Carbon Sequestration Wells
February 26, 2025
February 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved West Virginia's request to oversee a specialized program regulating underground carbon dioxide injection wells, known as Class VI wells, marking a significant step in the state's efforts to manage geologic carbon sequestration.
This final rule, effective March 28, 2025, transfers primary enforcement authority, or primacy, from the EPA to the West Virginia Department of Environmental . . .
This final rule, effective March 28, 2025, transfers primary enforcement authority, or primacy, from the EPA to the West Virginia Department of Environmental . . .