Residents in Livingston Parish, Louisiana are pushing back on a planned CF Industries CO2 pipeline that would run 50 miles from Ascension Parish to an injection site in Holden. The line would carry about 2.3 million tons of carbon dioxide a year from a new ammonia plant, passing near homes, schools, and a cypress swamp. Property owners say they learned the route late and have not received clear safety information from officials or the company. The project is part of a larger carbon capture push in Louisiana. Governor Jeff Landry issued a moratorium on new injection well permits in October, but applications submitted before that order, including this one, can still move forward. The state currently lists 23 active carbon storage applications. Residents cite the 2020 CO2 pipeline rupture in Mississippi as a reason to demand more details on emergency planning. For anyone following CCS deployment, this is a useful case study in how project siting and public trust can decide whether capture infrastructure actually gets built.
