Overview
President Joe Biden faces significant hurdles in his effort to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, including a daunting maze of environmental concerns and permitting requirements that stand in the way of thousands of carbon capture projects that may be needed to help reach that goal.
In a Bloomberg Law article titled, "'Tangled Web' of Laws, Regulations Stifles Carbon Capture Push," Steptoe partner Hunter Johnston was quoted on how the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act, which empowers environmental groups to challenge environmental assessments in court, remains "the overriding environmental statute" posing an obstacle to wide-scale carbon capture deployment.
The full article can be read at Bloomberg Law.
