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US industry groups urge EPA to expedite state authority over carbon capture permits

Eight groups representing five states ask Environmental Protection Agency to speed up state primacy applications for Class VI wells

Expediting progress: industry groups are asking Michael Regan, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, to expedite state applications for primacy over Class VI wells.
Expediting progress: industry groups are asking Michael Regan, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, to expedite state applications for primacy over Class VI wells.Photo: AP/SCANPIX
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Published 15 March 2023, 05:17Updated 20 March 2023, 17:06