Happy Margarita
Day!
Has anyone
read the Houston Chronicle Fuel Fix Newsletter
this morning? It mentions an article
about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Carbon Capture project
delays. The article, “EPA scrutinized
over carbon storage backlog*,” talks about how the EPA is backlogged, and one of
the only approved projects took six years to get permit approval for its carbon
capture project. The EPA’s budget for Carbon
Capture permitting staff was increased to seventy-five million dollars, and
they gave state environmental agencies the right to review their own state
projects, and still not much action is happening. Right now only two states, North Dakota and
Wyoming, have authority to approve projects in their state from the EPA. Four other states which Texas is one have
applied to get approval from the EPA, but it hasn’t been granted approval at
this time. With all the monies approved from Congress in
the Inflation Reduction Act, and 30 projects on-hold waiting for approval the
EPA might be the weak link in getting us to reach the climate goal of 50% or
more below 2005 levels by 2030*. If you
would like to read the Houston
Chronicles’ full article, please click the link:
EPAunder scrutiny over carbon storage backlog (houstonchronicle.com).
If you would
like to read more about our climate goals from National Geographic’s article, please
click the link: Bidenwants to cut U.S. climate pollution in half—here’s how (nationalgeographic.com)
Our team of
experts have experience in underground storage, so if you too would like to get
a project going, we’re here to help!
We hope you
have a wonderful Wednesday and Margarita Day!
**Disclaimer
– please note there may be a fee involved to see this article in the Houston Chronicle
and/or you may have to join the organizations website. *