Energy and Environment

EPA issues first license key to climate-friendly coal plants

By John Siciliano
Published April 10, 2018 8:19pm ET
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EPA issues first license key to climate-friendly coal plants
The Environmental Protection Agency approved the first license for a technology that is key to making coal-fired power plants more environmentally friendly. The license allows carbon dioxide to be injected underground in North Dakota. “This marks the first time any state has received primacy for Class VI UIC wells, which are used for the long-term […]

The Environmental Protection Agency approved the first license for a technology that is key to making coal-fired power plants more environmentally friendly.

The license allows carbon dioxide to be injected underground in North Dakota.

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