Texas energy company wins first-of-its-kind permit to suck carbon out of air, store undergroundThe Texas TribuneMedia Coverage | Apr 08, 2025

Environmental groups worry direct carbon capture is not the silver bullet to curb climate change many energy companies purport it to be.

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By Carlos Nogueras Ramos

A drone view of the Stratos Direct Air Capture Facility, a joint venture between Occidental Petroleum, or Oxy, and asset manager BlackRock, is seen in Ector County in 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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Virginia Palacios, executive director of Commission Shift, an oil and gas watchdog group, said Oxy’s permit application redacted certain details regarding the layers where the carbon dioxide would be stored, which only the EPA could review. She said that concealing this information gives residents no assurance that the gas will stay put, adding that the public should have been allowed to evaluate that information. The permit contains information showing the depth and construction of the injection well as well as the layers of rock.

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