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Administration changes rules for carbon dioxide

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is imposing new rules to protect drinking water and track the amount of carbon dioxide stored underground by "clean coal" technology.

The rules, announced Monday, cover an experimental technique to store underground the carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants and other sources. The technique, which involves injecting carbon dioxide in stable geologic formations, is designed to reduce greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.

Lisa Jackson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, said the rules clarify standards for carbon storage, so industry knows what is required as it develops the technology.

"We're taking a major step toward path-breaking innovations that will reduce greenhouse gases and put America in the forefront of the clean energy economy," Jackson said.

The administration wants to encourage carbon storage while overcoming liability obstacles that could hinder its development.

A sudden release of large amounts of carbon dioxide can kill by asphyxiation. In 1986, 1,700 people died when a cloud of carbon dioxide escaped from a volcanic lake in Cameroon.

In a report this summer, an administration task force advised against the government taking on unlimited liability for underground storage of carbon dioxide.

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