Congress ↔ United States Environmental Protection Agency

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Congress and the United States Environmental Protection Agency are linked through legislative and regulatory discourse regarding carbon capture and storage, as seen in proposals for collaborative frameworks [1], directives for developing performance standards [2], and debates over the scope of authority to implement greenhouse gas reduction policies [3].

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The Power of Change: Innovation for Development and Deployment ... nationalacademies.org National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2 facts

claimRecommendation 5-3 of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine states that Congress should direct the EPA to develop long-term performance standards for the transport and storage of captured CO2, including management plans for long-term stewardship, liability for closed storage sites, and GHG accounting programs.

claimCongress and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could establish a framework for long-term performance standards for carbon capture and storage by adopting the 'Dutch Covenant' model, which prioritizes collaborative public/private approaches over adversarial arrangements.

How the “Scientific Consensus” on Global Warming Affects ... heritage.org The Heritage Foundation 1 fact

perspectiveCongress should not implement any new greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction policies and should prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from doing the same, due to inconclusive scientific evidence.