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EPA’s crackdown on power plant emissions is a big first step – but without strong certification, it will be hard to ensure captured carbon stays put

  • Written by Stephanie Arcusa, Postdoctoral Researcher in Carbon Sequestration, Arizona State University
EPA’s crackdown on power plant emissions is a big first step – but without strong certification, it will be hard to ensure captured carbon stays putPower plants contribute a quarter of the United States' climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions.Howard C via Getty images

The U.S. government is planning to crack down on power plants’ greenhouse gas emissions, and, as a result, a lot of money is about to pour into technology that can capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks and lock it away.

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