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House approves bill to create Ohio regulatory framework for carbon capture and storage
Summary
Substitute House Bill 170 passed the Ohio House on Oct. 8, establishing state-level permitting and regulatory authority for carbon capture and geological storage projects; sponsors said the move aims to allow Ohio to assume federal primacy and attract energy investment.
The Ohio House on Oct. 8 passed substitute House Bill 170, which creates a state regulatory framework for carbon capture and geological sequestration projects and allows Ohio to assume permitting authority for such facilities.
“Carbon capture and storage, or CCS, allows us to capture carbon dioxide from industrial sources and store it safely underground,” Representative Rob Blaisdell told the chamber. He argued that the bill would let Ohio “assume regulatory…
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