Energy and Environment

Energy Department spending $3.5B on four plants to remove carbon from atmosphere

By Breanne Deppisch
Published May 19, 2022 9:56pm ET
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Energy Department spending $3.5B on four plants to remove carbon from atmosphere
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm speaks during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Fontelles, and European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.

The Department of Energy launched a $3.5 billion program Thursday to build four large-scale facilities that will suck out carbon dioxide from the air, a step toward President Joe Biden’s climate goals of removing legacy carbon pollution.

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