Carbon sequestration is a hot topic these days, and the Arizona Geologic Survey (AZGS) is working with a consortium of public and private agencies and non-profits to evaluate the potential of CO2 storage in Cenozoic basins in Arizona. The report is still very preliminary, but a number of deep sedimentary basins have been targeted for further investigation, including basins containing most of Arizona’s population centers like Tucson, Phoenix Metro, Casa Grande and Yuma. [Source: Arizona Geology via Arizona Geology Blog. Image: AZGS]
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