California’s First Carbon Capture and Storage Project Approved by the EPA
- Carbon dioxide would be injected into state’s rock formation
- Project aims to remove almost 38 million metric tons
CO2 injection wells at a carbon capture and storage facility.
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California received permission to move forward with a project that would inject carbon dioxide into the state’s deep rock formation using a technology that has long tantalized the fossil fuel industry but has yet to break through.
The Environmental Projection Agency approved California’s first carbon capture and storage project in Kern County, the state’s hub for oil production and agriculture. The EPA announced in a Dec. 31 statement the site can safely receive and store carbon dioxide without harming local drinking water.