For the first time in two years, the three-person state panel that regulates Iowa’s public utilities held a general, public meeting — and Iowa landowners who are opposed to a hazardous liquid pipeline and have been critical of the panel’s approval of the project did not miss the opportunity.
New leader of company behind contentious pipeline proposal sends letters to landowners along the project’s route.
More than 100 state and local officials from the Midwest and West — including 27 from Iowa — are asking the U.S. Senate to eliminate tax credits for carbon capture and sequestration as part of a federal budget reconciliation bill.
Seventy legislators in the Iowa House signed a petition to override Gov. Kim Reynolds’ veto of eminent domain and property rights legislation, the House Speaker’s Office announced Tuesday. But a special session of the Iowa Legislature remains unlikely given the lack of interest from Republican leaders in the Iowa Senate.
Landowners impacted by a proposed carbon capture pipeline in Iowa say they are “not going away” and that the debate is “not over” one day after Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed legislation that sought to limit pipeline projects and the use of eminent domain.
Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley, a fellow Republican, has asked state lawmakers to sign a petition calling for a special legislative session to override the governor’s veto
Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair said Thursday she believes state legislation that would limit eminent domain and regulate hazardous liquid pipelines is unconstitutional and will cost the state money, in both legal fees and missed economic development.
County ordinances in Iowa that restrict the placement of carbon dioxide pipelines are overruled by the authority of state and federal regulators and cannot be enforced, a federal appeals court decided Thursday.
Reynolds has until June 14 to decide whether to sign into law or veto legislation that would regulate hazardous liquid pipelines and restrict the use of eminent domain
Several Republicans in the Iowa House have been highly critical of the way the current chair handled the commission’s review and approval of the involuntary taking of land with compensation to build a carbon dioxide pipeline across the state.
Governor is weighing whether to sign into law legislation that would regulate hazardous liquid pipelines and restrict the use of eminent domain
The industry association said “stagnant corn demand” has affected biofuels’ impact on Iowa’s economy, and said the best way to increase demand is entry to the ultra-low carbon ethanol markets.
Activists yelled from the Iowa Senate Gallery on Friday after lawmakers declined to debate legislation that would address eminent domain and carbon capture pipelines
A dozen Republican senators have pledged to hold up the next state budget until its party’s leaders allow for debate and a vote on property rights legislation passed by the Iowa House.
South Dakota is a crucial part of the 2,500-mile pipeline across five states -- including Iowa -- estimated to cost $8.9 billion
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