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Oliver County board examines carbon-capture draft, flags limits of county authority over pipelines and subsurface storage
Summary
Planning and Zoning reviewed a carbon-capture ordinance adapted from Morton County and raised questions about trucking, road impacts, and whether the county can regulate pipelines or below-ground sequestration, directing staff to seek legal guidance and refine the draft.
The Oliver County Planning and Zoning board spent substantial time discussing a draft carbon-capture ordinance adapted for local conditions from a Morton County model.
Staff explained the draft contemplates facilities that remove CO2 either directly from air or from point sources and then either sequester it on-site or transport it (by pipeline or truck) for underground storage. Several board members expressed concern that, if captured CO2 is trucked away, the volume of…
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