‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies
Summary
A project plans to capture carbon emissions and store them deep underground beneath farmland in Clymers, Indiana. Some local residents worry the project and existing industrial activities harm their community, while the company behind it says the technology is safe and regulated.Key Facts
- The carbon storage project aims to trap carbon dioxide from an ethanol plant and inject it more than 3,000 feet underground.
- The project is supported by large US government subsidies encouraging many similar sites nationwide.
- Residents of Clymers, Indiana, express concern about environmental and health risks, including contaminated well water and industrial pollution.
- The town faces economic and infrastructure challenges, including high poverty and lack of sewage facilities.
- Some landowners were offered $150 a year to allow carbon storage under their property.
- The company, Andersons Renewables, claims the project has undergone safety checks like seismic testing and a test well.
- Environmental groups question whether carbon storage delays needed reductions in fossil fuel use and worry about community risks.
- The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to approve several carbon storage projects across the US.
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