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Iowa landowners fight seizure of private property for a pipeline
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Summit Carbon Solutions is proposing a 2,500-mile carbon dioxide pipeline across five states.
The company wants to transport CO2 from ethanol plants in Iowa , Minnesota , Nebraska , and the Dakotas to a permanent underground storage site in North Dakota .
The project has received regulatory approval from the Iowa Utilities Commission , despite landowner protests.
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https://www.kcrg.com/2025/05/30/landowners-urge-reynolds-pass-bill-limiting-eminent-domain-co2-pipelines/https://apnews.com/article/summit-carbon-solutions-carbon-capture-pipeline-midwest-lawsuits-landowners-6c410dad59ce4d5d6de5ff4962dd0913https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v83cI-3wAshttps://apnews.com/article/iowa-carbon-capture-co2-pipeline-summit-a3071ed0e3a8021c1ac7715ef846e47ahttps://legiscan.com/IA/text/HF639/2025https://summitcarbonsolutions.com/frequently-asked-questions/https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25581
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