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Colorado’s Class VI Primacy and the Colorado–Wyoming MOU: Streamlined and Coordinated Permitting May Benefit Carbon Capture and Storage Projects

By Phil Sandick, Michael Cox and Ghislaine Bruner on August 6, 2026 Posted in Air Quality, Water Quality

The Rocky Mountain West is quietly becoming the most organized regulatory environment in the country for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. Two developments this spring deserve close attention: 1) The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rulemaking granting Class VI underground injection control (UIC) well primacy to the State of Colorado, and 2) An interstate … Continue Reading