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Drinking Water Carbon Capture and Sequestration

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Well, Well: Outlook for CCUS Projects in Texas Improves as EPA Proposes to Delegate Permitting Authority and the Texas Supreme...

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On June 17, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule to approve Texas’s application for primary permitting and enforcement responsibility (primacy) for carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration wells...more

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Texas Clears Penultimate Hurdle to Class VI Primacy: What it Means for CCS and State-Led Permitting

On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed granting the State of Texas primary enforcement authority—commonly referred to as “primacy”—over the permitting and regulation of Class VI underground...more

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CCS Permitting Roundup: EPA Grants Louisiana Permitting Primacy But Challenges Remain

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On December 28, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) granted Louisiana primary enforcement authority (“primacy”) under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act’s (“SDWA”) Underground Injection Control (“UIC”)...more

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EPA Grants Louisiana Class VI Primacy

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EPA’s transfer of primary enforcement authority to states for carbon capture and storage projects may decrease permitting delays but raise legal questions. Louisiana has become the third state in the United States to...more

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Environmental Regulations to Watch in 2024

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Several federal agencies, including the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Trade Commission, Department of the Interior, and Securities and Exchange Commission, have a slew of pending environmental...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

U.S. EPA Grants Louisiana Primacy for Class VI Geologic Sequestration Wells: What's Next?

Recently, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") signed a final rule granting the State of Louisiana's request for primary responsibility for the permitting, compliance, and enforcement of Class VI (deep...more

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Slow EPA Approvals Impair State Carbon Storage Plans

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The Biden administration has enormous climate and carbon management goals — which rightfully include the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide as a core part of its climate adaptation strategy. Originally published in...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - July 2022

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Supreme Court restricts EPA's authority to mandate carbon emissions reductions - Associated Press - June 30 - In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited the extent of the U.S....more

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