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CEQ Announced Task Forces for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration (CCUS)

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March 24, 2023

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CEQ announced the creation and membership of two task forces designed to inform responsible development and deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS). One task force will address CCUS permitting and development on federal lands and the outer continental shelf; the other will address CCUS permitting and development on non-federal lands.  Both task forces will focus on ways to “ensure that CCUS projects . . . are permitted in an efficient manner, reflect the input and needs of a wide range of stakeholders, and deliver benefits rather than harms to local communities.”