carbon sequestration

The move of authority to the Texas Railroad Commission from the federal government now makes it easier for energy companies to apply for permits to store carbon underground.

While the state legislature passes laws on underground carbon sequestration, researchers are analyzing how lessons learned from wastewater injection-induced earthquakes could inform the growing carbon storage industry.

Although no federal permits for the wells are currently under review in Oklahoma, lawmakers are planning for the state to welcome the carbon sequestration industry.

Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth's carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs' sequestration, the wetlands are under threat.