Democrats in Congress ask Biden for moratorium on carbon pipeline permits
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar is seen in Statuary Hall ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File PhotoWASHINGTON - The United States should not permit any new carbon dioxide pipelines until updated federal safety regulations are finished, a dozen Democratic members of Congress said in a letter sent to President Joe Biden on Tuesday.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is working on new safety regulations for carbon pipelines that it has said will be proposed in 2024. "A moratorium is necessary to protect communities from the construction of pipelines that we know will soon be operated under outdated safety standards," the letter said.
"New pipeline infrastructure will invariably put more communities in danger given the complexity of transporting CO2 thousands of miles with what could create dozens of points of entry and exit for CO2," the letter said.
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