Articles Tagged: Carbon sequestration

Regulators say they would allow a briefing schedule that is longer than normal “due to the voluminous record and the upcoming holiday season.”

Farmers should request refunds of the penny-per-bushel fee they pay for their sold corn to protest the Iowa Corn Growers Association’s support of carbon pipelines, according to some pipeline opponents.

State law does not dictate when that decision must be made, but those who are participating in the proceedings will have an opportunity to submit substantial written arguments based on the evidence gathered during the hearing.

Navigator Heartland Greenway announced Friday it will cancel its carbon dioxide pipeline through Iowa, citing the “unpredictable” regulation and approval process in Iowa and South Dakota.

Navigator Heartland Greenway — a company that has proposed building a 1,300-mile carbon dioxide pipeline through Iowa — has paused its state permit application, saying it may change the plan or route.

Iowa Utility Board members say his testimony “does not appear relevant” to their CO2 pipeline hearing for Summit Carbon Solutions.

Iowa cities and counties have the authority to restrict building permits for the carbon-capture facilities that would feed proposed carbon dioxide pipelines in the state, an Iowa county attorney argues in a recent state regulatory filing.

That state’s regulators grant a request from Summit for a reconsideration of its denial to build a CO2 pipeline. But the law is unclear how what process will proceed.

Opponents say they want to know more about who profits from the pipeline.

Bruce Rastetter, the influential co-founder of Summit Carbon Solutions, should be subpoenaed to testify to Iowa regulators in support of his company’s carbon dioxide pipeline proposal, according to a motion from an opponent of the project.

North Dakota regulars already said no, but company seeks reconsideration there.

Regulators there let stand county rules restricting where pipelines could be built.

The South Dakota commission also unanimously refused the company’s request to preempt county pipeline setback ordinances.

A new phase of Summit Carbon Solutions’ evidentiary hearing for its pipeline permit is poised to begin Tuesday. The company plans to call its 15 witnesses to testify over the course of four days, according to the Iowa Utilities Board.

Anna Ryon left the state office in May following adoption of a massive state reorganization law