From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:

Summit Carbon Solutions says it’s on track to break ground on a new carbon capture pipeline next year. It would span 2,500 miles across five states–including Iowa–with a sequestration site in North Dakota. More than 30 ethanol plants in Iowa have signed on to connect to the $5.5 billion project. About 65 percent of landowners where the pipeline would cut through have agreed to let the company build on their land.

Summit’s CEO says they’ll use eminent domain to take land from landowners who oppose the pipeline.

But a new poll from Bold Alliance, a network of groups fighting fossil fuel projects, shows more than 80 percent of registered voters across six Midwestern states oppose corporations using eminent domain for private projects.

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KXEL Morning News for Fri. Sep. 06, 2024 | News:Talk 1540 KXEL