The nation's only two operating CCS storage wells have both been discovered to be leaking

In this 38-minute video, attorney Keri Powell describes the appalling shortcomings of federal regulations governing the wells used to pump carbon dioxide (CO2) underground.

This devastating white paper by attorney Keri Powell examines regulations (or lack thereof) governing use of Class II wells for long-term storage of CO2

Conducted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, this study of underground storage of natural gas revealed that gases, such as CO2, stored underground can leak sideways for long distances underground and can leak vertically to the surface with “fast gas travel times.” In scientific language, the researchers wrote “…[W]e conclude that although the maximum surface flux of CO2 appears to be quite small, the maximum surface mole fraction of CO2 does appear to pose a significant health risk.”