Utah Code Ann. § 54-17-601 et seq.
Requires that a certain portion of electricity supplied by utilities be low or no-emission electricity to the extent it is cost effective, including via carbon capture and storage.
Utah Code Ann. § 54-17-701
Directs various state agencies to recommend rules on permitting and operational standards for of CO2 storage oversight.
Wash. Admin. Code § 173-218-115
Regulation that contains permitting and regulatory requirements for carbon dioxide injection wells used for geological sequestration.
Wash. Admin. Code § 173-407-100 et seq.
Requires fossil-fueled thermal electric generating facilities of 25-350 MW capacity to implement CO2 mitigation program, including through geologic or non-geologic sequestration.
Wash. Admin. Code § 463-80-010 et seq
Implements carbon dioxide mitigation program for thermal electric generating facilities of greater than 350 MW capacity, and allows mitigation through geological carbon sequestration.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 34-1-152 and § 34-1-153
Resolves ownership of pore space under surfaces, and ownership of CO2 injected into pore space, for purposes of geologic sequestration.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-11-313 et seq.
Requires permits for geologic CO2 sequestration and creates special revenue account for deposit of permitting fees and directs the Department of Environmental Quality to develop rules for operational standards, monitoring, and maintenance of wells.
Carbon Capture and Storage: A New Challenge for International Environmental Law
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Carbon Capture and Storage: Developments under European Union and International Law
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