JD Supra

Texas takes the reins on Class VI carbon sequestration wells

The EPA’s November 2025 approval granting Texas primary enforcement authority over Class VI injection wells fundamentally changes who controls permitting of carbon capture and sequestration projects ...
JD Supra

Texas Granted Primacy Over Class VI Carbon Storage Wells

On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Texas’s request for primacy over Class VI underground injection control (UIC) wells under the Safe Drinking Water Act, ...
The National Law Review

Texas’ CCS Landscape Shifts with Class VI Primacy and Clearer Pore-Space Ownership Rules

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Oil

EPA grants Texas primary authority over CO2 injection wells

The US Environmental Protection Agency has granted Texas primary regulatory authority over CO2 injection wells. The state aims to streamline permitting and attract investment in carbon storage ...
Opinion

Carbon capture and storage bill will put Ohio communities at risk: Randi Pokladnik

Granting primacy to the ODNR for CO2 wells is especially worrisome, given the current lawsuit filed against ODNR’s permitting process of Class II oil and gas brine injection wells near Marietta, ...
Washington Examiner

Landry orders moratorium on new carbon capture projects, industry pushes back

(The Center Square) – Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, while citing the economic potential of carbon capture and sequestration, on Wednesday ordered a moratorium on approvals of new Class VI injection ...
Odessa American

Texas granted primacy over Class VI wells

AUSTIN The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it has approved the State of Texas’ application and will be granting Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) primacy to ...