Environmentalists are fighting projects around the country that aim to transport carbon dioxide and bury it underground.
The Mississippi Power Co. carbon capture power plant in DeKalb, Miss. | Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo
05/09/2023 10:00 AM EDT
President Joe Biden wants to combat climate change by taking carbon dioxide out of the air and burying it underground. But some environmental activists on the left are working to stop him.
The activists say a focus on carbon capture would give industry political cover to keep polluting instead of reducing emissions, and their argument is gaining traction in communities across the country. They convinced the New Orleans City Council to pass a resolution opposing underground carbon storage last year. Elsewhere in Louisiana, they’re trying to delay the permitting of a pipeline that would carry carbon to storage facilities.
The growing opposition is threatening to delay the full rollout…
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