By Carlos Anchondo, Shelby Webb
November 24th, 2025
Critics, however, say the 45Q program is vulnerable to potential abuse.
Virginia Palacios, executive director of Commission Shift, pointed to a 2020 Treasury Department investigation that found some of the companies claiming the largest 45Q tax credits did not fulfill EPA requirements for the credits.
Treasury officials found that about $894 million of tax credits awarded to the 10 largest claimants from 2010 to 2019 stemmed from reporting that was not in compliance with EPA rules.
“We can’t continue to have a program operate this way,” Palacios said. “We agree with Commissioner Christian on those concerns and are glad he heard his constituents and is now speaking out against it.”
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