Pictured is a landscape in Southwest Wyoming. The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday approved exploration in Sweetwater, Lincoln and Uinta counties for the Moxa carbon sequestration project.
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RAWLINS (WNE) — The Bureau of Land Management issued a decision record and finding of no significant impact approving a subsurface right-of-way for the Southwest Wyoming Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Project.

Wednesday’s decision authorizes Moxa Carbon Storage, LLC, to explore about 605,100 acres of federal subsurface pore space as a potential site for permanent storage of carbon dioxide beneath Lincoln, Sweetwater, and Uinta counties.

The approval does not authorize any surface-disturbing activities or surface occupancy on BLM-administered public lands.

The next step is for Moxa to apply for Class VI underground injection control well permits through the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, which regulates the construction and operation of carbon dioxide injection wells.

Carbon sequestration is the process of injecting carbon dioxide deep underground, preventing it from entering the atmosphere, and aligns with President Donald Trump’s executive order to Unleash American Energy.

The decision and supporting documents are available at the BLM National NEPA Register. For more information, please contact BLM Planning and Environmental Specialist Maura Bradshaw at 307-352-0378.