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Environmental groups worry carbon sequestration could impact water supplies and pollute the same communities already impacted by oil and gas extraction.
Business groups are reacting positively to the recent federal Environmental Protection Agency announcement that the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be the lead agency in the state for approving carbon-capture projects.
Louisiana is the third state granted authority to permit and regulate Class VI underground injection control (UIC) wells, marking a significant step forward for these projects. .