BLM seeks input for proposed carbon dioxide sequestration project in Wyoming

KEMMERER, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment that considers a right of way for the Southwest Wyoming CO₂ Sequestration Project proposed by Moxa Carbon Storage, LLC (Moxa Carbon). The project would store carbon dioxide permanently in nearly 605,100 acres of sub-surface federal pore space beneath Lincoln, Sweetwater, and Uinta counties. 

Carbon sequestration is the process of injecting carbon dioxide—the most common greenhouse gas—deep underground, permanently preventing it from entering the atmosphere and contributing to the climate crisis. The BLM issued a policy update in June 2022 guiding the BLM’s review of proposals for the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide on public lands, one of many efforts to help combat atmospheric carbon pollution. 

No BLM-administered surface area would be disturbed for this project. Moxa Carbon is working with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality on required permits for Class VI Wells used for Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide. If granted, the permits would allow Moxa Carbon to construct and operate carbon dioxide injection wells on non-federal lands, but the carbon dioxide itself would be stored in federally owned pore space underground. 

Additional information, a map of the project area, and instructions on how to comment are available at the BLM National NEPA Register: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2023000/510  

Comments may also be delivered to: BLM Rock Springs Field Office, Attn: Maura Bradshaw, 280 US Highway 191, Rock Spring, WY 82901. The comment period ends on  July 30, 2024. 

For more information, please contact Maura Bradshaw, at 307-352-0378.