Louisiana’s nation-leading proposed carbon capture projects

Louisiana has more proposed carbon capture and sequestration projects than any other state, according to a new analysis of federal government data that’s prompting outcry from environmental groups concerned the expansion is outpacing safety. 

The Environmental Integrity Project took data from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Louisiana Department of Energy and Conservation and public announcements from industry to map and enumerate known and approximate locations of carbon storage projects and pipelines. 

More than 270 carbon capture and sequestration projects have been proposed across the United States, said Abel Russ, director of the Environmental Integrity Project’s Center for Applied Environmental Science. At least 65 of those projects are planned for Louisiana.