Louisiana Parish to Impose Moratorium on CO2 Wells

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A parish in Louisiana where multiple companies are planning to store captured carbon has voted to impose a one-year moratorium on injecting CO2 underground, potentially complicating plans to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) hubs in the region.

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Policy and Regulation, Carbon Capture (CCS), Emerging Technologies, Resource Access, Hydrogen
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