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State Authority to Regulate Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement

2024
Scholarly Work
Ashwin Murthy, Korey Silverman-Roati, Romany M. Webb
This report provides a detailed examination of the regulatory landscape surrounding Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement, a form of marine carbon dioxide removal that seeks to mitigate climate change. The report explores the domestic (U.S.) regulation of OAE

Reconciling Property Rights with Carbon Capture and Storage

2023
Scholarly Work
Keith Hall
This article argues for a rethinking of property rights in the context of carbon capture and storage (CCS) - away from injunctive relief to stop subsurface migrations of CO2 and towards required compensation for landowners after an intrusion of CO2.

Pore Texas: Defining the Ownership of Underground Pore Space for Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Texas

2023
Scholarly Work
Tyler Roberts
This paper argues that Texas should adopt legislation that expressly designates ownership of pore space to the surface owner.

2023 North Dakota Law Review Energy Law Symposium

2023
News/Commentary
North Dakota Law Review
Links to presentations on the legal framework for geologic storage of carbon dioxide.

State Sequestration: Federal Policy Accelerates Carbon Storage, But Leaves Full Climate, Equity Protections to States

2023
Scholarly Work
Gabriel Pacyniak
This paper describes state-federal governance dynamics regarding CCS and concludes by identifying potential legal tools that states can use to address those dynamics.

Permitting CO2 Pipelines

2023
Scholarly Work
Martin Lockman
This paper assesses the legal framework for developing CO2 pipelines to support Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub projects.

Expert Insights on Best Practices for Community Benefits Agreements

2023
Scholarly Work
Matthew Eisenson , Romany M. Webb
This report outlines 35 recommendations for developers and host communities when negotiating and drafting Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) for direct air capture hubs and other clean energy projects.

Developing Model Federal Legislation to Advance Safe and Responsible Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal Research in the United States

2023
Proposed Legislation
Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati
This model federal legislation aims to advance safe and responsible ocean carbon dioxide removal (CDR) research in U.S. waters.

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