"At least two companies are planning to convert natural gas pipelines to carry carbon dioxide instead, but there aren’t yet any federal safety rules to cover them."
"A rush is on across the Midwest and Gulf Coast to build thousands of miles of new pipelines that would carry carbon dioxide, the main driver of global warming. The pipes would become a critical piece of a burgeoning industry that aims to remove the climate pollutant from industrial smokestacks before it reaches the atmosphere, and then store the gas deep underground.
But advocacy groups are warning that energy companies are moving faster than regulators and that some of the proposed pipelines could be up and running before there are any federal safety regulations to cover them.
At least two companies are planning to convert existing natural gas pipelines to carry carbon dioxide instead. But because of a regulatory loophole, there are currently no federal safety standards for this process."
Nicholas Kusnetz reports for Inside Climate News July 1, 2023.
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