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As carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects proliferate across America, hints of conflict around the relatively new and large-scale business endeavors are beginning to appear. On Tuesday, Oct. 18, international chemical company&nbsp;<a href="https://www.livingstonparishnews.com/breaking_news/air-products-suing-livingston-parish-council-over-invalid-class-v-injection-well-moratorium/article_091b2cfe-501c-11ed-b978-d779a7566f33.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Air Products filed a lawsuit against Livingston Parish in Louisiana</a>, asking that a recently passed moratorium on the drilling of injection wells be deemed “invalid and unenforceable.” The lawsuit represents one of the few instances in which courts have been asked to adjudicate a dispute between a CCS project developer and a municipality seeking to hinder the project’s development.

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Litigation over Injection Wells Threatens to Stall Carbon Sequestration Project in Louisiana