"A California bill now awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) signature would set a pathway to eliminate the state's trailblazing moratorium on pipelines used to transport carbon dioxide. The fossil fuel industry lobbied to shape the Democrat-sponsored legislation, which could allow such pipelines to be constructed without strict distance requirements around communities and sensitive wildlife habitats - raising fears that leaks or ruptures of the asphyxiant gas could occur close to people's homes."
"Across the country, other states are grappling with a massive pipeline buildout bolstered by the Trump administration, which awarded the fossil fuel industry with increased tax incentives for carbon capture and withdrew pipeline safety regulations. California's 2022 moratorium was designed to stay in place until federal regulators "concluded" updated safety rulemaking on carbon dioxide pipelines. But those federal draft rules were rescinded by President Donald Trump earlier this year"
California could eliminate its moratorium on carbon dioxide pipelines through a bill awaiting the governor's signature. The fossil fuel industry lobbied to shape the legislation, which could allow pipelines without strict distance requirements near communities and sensitive wildlife habitats. The hazards of CO2 pipelines were exposed in 2020 when a rupture outside Satartia, Mississippi emitted a dense cloud of condensed carbon dioxide that suffocated residents and disabled emergency response. Removing the moratorium and omitting a safety provision that only states can use could increase the risk of leaks or ruptures occurring close to homes. Nationwide, a massive pipeline buildout is advancing amid federal rollback of safety rules and increased tax incentives for carbon capture.
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