US EPA Releases Proposal to Standardize Underground Carbon Storage

The latest hot topic in the carbon industry seems to be that of carbon capture and storage. The US EPA issued a proposal to formulate technical criteria for building, running and monitoring wells. This may lead to commercialization of the CCS technology, which is used to store CO2 deep under the ground. The proposal came out under the Safe Drinking Water Act, which safeguards ground-based water resources from contamination by any external, injection-related actions.