A North Dakota district court declared a portion of the CO2 underground storage statute unconstitutional, ruling it constitutes a taking of property without just compensation. The court emphasized that surface owners have a vested property right in pore space, rejecting the state's argument for forced storage of carbon without consent. The ruling mandates equitable compensation for nonconsenting pore space owners before any underground carbon storage can occur.
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