Policy
As Texas Embraces Carbon Storage, a Black Community Questions the Risks
Inside Climate News · By Emily Foxhall & The Texas Tribune ·
The Brief
- Texas now issues permits that allow companies to store carbon dioxide underground.
- East Texas residents, including a Black community near Beaumont, fear safety risks from a planned injection project.
- Skeptics question whether carbon storage will deliver the climate benefits it promises.
Why it matters
Underground CO2 storage is spreading as a climate tool, and the local safety and benefit questions raised here show how permitting decisions can affect nearby communities.
Who’s affected
- residents living near planned carbon storage sites in Texas
- anyone with a stake in US carbon capture and storage policy
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