Carbon concerns: Local residents say they need more time to evaluate carbon capture project

The BLM comment period for a proposed carbon sequestration project in Carter County is now open until November 27, 2023.

According to a BLM news release, "The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposal to permanently store carbon dioxide in underground rock formations on public land in Carter County. The Denbury Carbon Solutions, LLC project would store carbon dioxide in more than 100,000 acres of subsurface pore space."

The proposal is referred to as the Snowy River Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Sequestration Project.

Denbury Carbon Solutions, LLC, a subsidiary of Denbury, Inc.,...