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Senator Curtis presses witnesses on streamlining carbon-capture permitting under USE IT Act
Summary
At a congressional hearing, Senator Curtis pressed agency witnesses on how to speed permitting for carbon-capture projects under the USE IT Act, highlighting a backlog of UIC Class VI well permits and calling for clearer EPA processes and more federal funding for states pursuing primacy.
Senator Curtis pressed agency witnesses at a congressional hearing on ways to speed permitting for carbon-capture projects and said the USE IT Act should be used to help states move faster on carbon management deployment. "I firmly believe our nation's energy security depends on what I call affordable, reliable, and clean energy," he said, tying carbon-capture deployment to broader energy and environmental goals.
Curtis asked how the administration can implement the USE IT Act and related measures so projects qualify for streamlined review under statutes like the FAST Act. He told witnesses that companies in Utah face delays obtaining federal approvals and asked specifically…
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