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Our position

Why We Oppose Class VI CO₂ Injection Wells

Fairfield Grounded documents the record and publishes the sources so that residents can decide for themselves. We oppose these projects on three grounds, and the three converge on one point: each removes the public's ability to know what is happening and to choose.

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Check every one of these against the source.

Each claim above traces to an exhibit in the document library, dated and linked. If one of them is wrong, tell us and we will correct it on the page.

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