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Rural electric co-ops sue to stop EPA power plant regulations

Carbon capture and sequestration still unproven, group says

05/15/24 6:15 AM By Steve Davies
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EPA’s new power plant rule relies heavily on carbon capture and sequestration to meet stringent new carbon dioxide reduction requirements, but rural electric cooperatives and 23 states say it’s unproven and are fighting in court to get it stopped.
KEYWORDS Carbon capture and sequestration CCS CCUS Environment and Public Works Commitee Environmental Protection Agency EPA Jim Matheson Mac McLennan Minnkota Power Cooperative NRECA power plant rule PROJECT tUNDRA Shelley Moore Capito
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