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S.43 – Regenerative Soils Program

2017
Proposed Legislation
State of Vermont
This bill requires the Secretary of Natural Resources to establish a regenerative soils program whose purposes include increasing the carbon sequestration capability of Vermont soils and promoting cost-effective and healthy soil management practices.

House Bill 1063 – Maryland’s Healthy Soils Program

2017
Enacted Legislation
State of Maryland
This bill directs the Maryland Department of Agriculture to develop a program to improve health, yield, and profitability of soils, increase carbon sequestration in agricultural soils, and promote further adoption of healthy soil practices.

H. 6011 – The Geoengineering Act of 2017

2017
Proposed Legislation
State of Rhode Island
This bill would provide that a person seeking to engage in geoengineering activities would require a license from the director of the Department of Environmental Management.

Legal Pathways to Widespread Carbon Capture and Sequestration

2017
Scholarly Work
Wendy B. Jacobs, Michael Craig
This article describes the potential of CCS for achieving deep decarbonization of the U.S. power sector, explains the key components of CCS, and identifies and recommends several federal and state legal reforms necessary to drive it forward.

Siting and Regulating Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Infrastructure

2017
Think Tank Report
National Energy Technology Laboratory, Great Plains Institute
This report documents key findings from a technical workshop sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy to identify and promote best practices for siting and regulating CO2 infrastructure (pipelines, EOR, and other geologic CO2 storage sites).