Wyoming poised to take on carbon dioxide, pump it underground

Backed by the promise of billions in federal dollars, energy companies are lining up to accept an invitation by Wyoming officials to collect industrial sources of carbon dioxide and pump it deep underground.

Essentially, the vision is to build a new low-carbon energy industry that scrubs the planet-warming gas from fossil fuels, keeping those fuels in the energy mix and simultaneously helping to address the climate crisis in a way that pays dividends to developers and the state.

Wyoming, according to Gov. Mark Gordon and other state officials, is primed to launch the industry.

Not only has the...