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co2 pipeline

Plan for Gas Drilling Spree in New York’s Southern Tier Draws Muted Response from Regulators, But Outrage From Green Groups

To get around New York’s fracking ban, the plan would use fluid carbon dioxide instead of water to extract methane from shale formations, with the CO2 remaining sequestered underground. One environmental activist called it “a crazy idea.”

By Peter Mantius

Workers in front of the Cricket Valley Power Plant in Wingdale, New York. Southern Tier Solutions wants to build up to a dozen new natural gas-fueled power plants in the state. Credit: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images
A volunteer firefighter and first responder drives a fire truck in the city of Lawler, located in Iowa's Chickasaw County. Summit Carbon Solutions is proposing to build a carbon dioxide pipeline through Chickasaw County, within just a few miles of the city limits. Credit: Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images

EVs and $9,000 Air Tanks: Iowa First Responders Fear the Dangers—and Costs—of CO2 Pipelines

By Kristoffer Tigue

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