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Committee advances bill to enable carbon‑capture pipelines with conditions; opponents pressed safety and equity concerns
Summary
AB 881 would direct the California State Fire Marshal to develop a regulatory framework that could allow lifting the state's moratorium on CO2 pipelines; the committee passed the bill to appropriations after supporters highlighted job creation and federal funding while opponents warned of safety and community impacts.
Assemblymember Petrie‑Norris presented AB 881, a bill to authorize the State Fire Marshal to build on draft federal guidance and establish state standards for carbon dioxide pipeline safety, enabling the state to lift a moratorium on CO2 pipelines while attempting to protect communities near pipeline routes.
Supporters including the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the California Carbon Solutions Coalition, and labor unions argued carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is needed to…
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