Indiana to pursue permitting primacy over carbon dioxide storage wells

The EPA currently makes those decisions in Indiana and elsewhere, but an increasing number of states are seeking primacy.

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: January 26, 2026

Words: 1,147

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Hoosier leaders plan to take over federal review of a pipeline of contentious projects to inject carbon dioxide deep underground.

Nine applications for Indiana sites are before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to an agency tracker of Class VI permits.

They’re one of six classes of wells the EPA regulates under an Underground Injection Control program, for substances like oil, gas and now, the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide.

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