Articles Tagged: Carbon sequestration

Proponent objects to Iowa permit given carbon capture pipeline

The ethanol industry has been a stabilizing force for corn prices in recent years, and boosting ethanol demand might help counteract diminished farm income.

The proposed rule, if adopted, would require CO2 pipeline operators to train emergency responders and ensure local first responders have the necessary detection equipment in the event of an emergency.

A South Dakota commissioner has declined to recuse herself again from the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline permit process, potentially delaying a decision there. Litigation is pending in Iowa.

In North Dakota, under a process called amalgamation, if 60 percent of the landowners in a proposed carbon dioxide underground storage area agree to the plan, the state can force the other 40 percent to comply.

But the state regulator states: ‘“I am an elected Public Utilities Commissioner and will carry out my duties as such. I do not have a legal conflict.”

She cited a conflict in 2022 and recused herself, but now returns without explanation.

Fees for the state’s regulators to analyze proposed routes could hit nearly $1.47M

A new ordinance would generally keep the pipelines 2 miles away from some of the county’s smaller cities. Six other counties have been sued for trying to restrict pipeline routes.

The former congressman is among several people who have received “cease and desist” letters from Summit Carbon Solutions for their critical comments about the company.

Summit Carbon Solutions has demanded that opponents of its carbon dioxide pipeline project retract certain “false and defamatory” statements and to cease further similar comments about the company.

The Industrial Commission approved a plan to accept millions of tons of carbon dioxide to be permanently stored underground against the wishes of some landowners in the storage area.

The company had sought to lay about 95 miles of pipe in four counties to connect to ethanol plants in Cedar Rapids and Clinton.

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday affirmed a lower court’s decision that Summit Carbon Solutions is allowed temporary access to properties for surveying, because it is a pipeline company that would be transporting a hazardous liquid.

At issue: Are CO2 pipelines subject to local ordinances?