Landowners From Eight States Visit Congress, Urge Repeal of 45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Capture

Iowans meet with Sen. Joni Ernst during a “fly-in” visit to D.C. during the week of March 10-15 to urge repeal of the 45Q tax credit. (Photo: Jess Mazour)

South Dakotans meet with Rep. Dusty Johnson during a “fly-in” visit to D.C. during the week of March 10-15 to urge repeal of the 45Q tax credit. (Photo: Chase Jensen)

North Dakota advocates meet with staff for Rep. Julie Fedorchak during a “fly-in” visit to D.C. during the week of March 10-15 to urge repeal of the 45Q tax credit. (Photo: Zach Cassady)

ACTION: Write to your Reps. in Congress: Repeal the 45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Capture.

Iowans meet with Sen. Joni Ernst during a “fly-in” visit to D.C. during the week of March 10-15 to urge repeal of the 45Q tax credit. (Photo: Jess Mazour)

During the week of March 10-15, more than 50 landowners and advocates from 8 states traveled to Washington, DC to urge their members of Congress to cut the wasteful 45Q U.S. federal tax credit program that underpins the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) industry, and associated CO2 pipeline projects.

The fly-in event comes just after a bipartisan bill was introduced in Congress last week to repeal the 45Q tax credit, by Reps. Scott Perry (R-Penn.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.).

North Dakota advocates meet with staff for Sen. John Hoeven during a “fly-in” visit to D.C. during the week of March 10-15 to urge repeal of the 45Q tax credit.

In addition to the D.C. fly-in, which featured landowners and advocates from Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana and North Carolina, organizers are also scheduling in-person meetings In-District with their elected officials, or otherwise planning to attend town halls or other events to make their concerns heard when the lawmakers return home from Washington for March recess, scheduled March 17-21.

Related: How to Schedule a Meeting With Your Reps in Congress to Discuss the 45Q Tax Credit

The CCS Action Network hosted a “Meeting With Electeds Training”, featuring speakers including Bold Alliance attorney Paul Blackburn, and has provided the slide presentation as a resource: