May 20, 2025 | Carbon Capture
Photo courtesy of WV News CHARLESTON (WV News) — A coalition of environmental groups has filed a challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to grant West Virginia Class VI primacy earlier this year. The coalition — which includes the Sierra Club...
May 13, 2025 | Carbon Capture
Photo courtesy of MetroCreativeConnection I am writing to respond to a recent opinion column that misrepresented Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), which is not only a viable emissions reduction strategy but also a major economic opportunity for West Virginia. The use...
May 7, 2025 | Carbon Capture
Photo courtesy of Andrew Burton/Getty Images Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is a process where supercritical carbon dioxide (1070+ psi and 88 degrees Fahrenheit) is injected into Class VI injection wells, into underground subsurface rock formations to a depth...
Apr 29, 2025 | Carbon Capture
Photo courtesy of Andrew Harnik/Getty Images West Virginia will soon be free to lease space underneath state parks for carbon dioxide storage. Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) approved S.B. 627 last week, granting new authority to an arm of the state Department of Commerce....
Apr 22, 2025 | Carbon Capture
Photo courtesy of Jeff Dean/AP West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) may soon sign a bill that would let a state agency lease space for carbon dioxide storage under state parks. S.B. 627 would end a prohibition on the leasing of state-owned pore spaces that lie...
Apr 15, 2025 | Carbon Capture
Photo courtesy of Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Ohio legislators are considering bills that would bar local governments from having a say in permitting projects that capture carbon dioxide emissions and inject them underground....
