Pro-Coal Lawmakers Cheer Federal Carbon Capture Report

thehill.com — Several Capitol Hill lawmakers on Thursday cheered new federal recommendations to spur deployment of technologies that trap carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants and store them underground.

The report by a multi-agency task force Thursday found no “insurmountable” barriers to deploying the technology, although it said the absence of final legislation that puts a price on carbon emissions is a stumbling block.

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