The remote stretch of public grazing land in southeastern Montana has hardly changed since homesteading days, but underneath this wind-swept expanse lies a hidden asset in high demand: thousands of acres of porous rock where oil company executives say greenhouse gas could be piped in from afar and stored forever.
Biden and oil companies like this climate tech. Many Americans do not.
Carbon dioxide pipelines and underground injection can cut greenhouse gas, but community opposition is fierce.
By Evan Halper
May 11, 2024 at 8:59 a.m. EDT