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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?

A new version submitted Tuesday shows ‘major reroutes’ after South Dakota regulators rejected an earlier proposal.

Summit Carbon Solutions says the county’s rules about pipeline placement, safety and land surveys are trumped by state and federal regulations.

Summit Carbon Solutions recently applied for 15 more permits for its carbon dioxide pipeline system in Iowa, to expand its footprint by about 50 percent. It’s main impediment for the project is South Dakota.

Aided by more than $11 million in grant funding, researchers plan to build a huge drilling rig and determine whether carbon dioxide can be permanently stored underground in Iowa.

Summit, based in Ames, plans to put 333 miles of pipeline through North Dakota, part of a 2,500-mile network of pipelines in five states that includes Iowa.

The law came in response to a controversial proposal from Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions. The company has partnered with ethanol producers to capture some of the carbon emitted by ethanol plants in several Midwestern states and send it via pipeline to North Dakota for underground storage.

When South Dakota voters cast their presidential-year ballots Nov. 5, they’ll also decide whether to reject or keep a law passed earlier this year that’s viewed by opponents as pro-pipeline.

It has been more than 10 months since Wolf Carbon Solutions reported its progress to state regulators, and the company has yet to reapply for a permit in Illinois.