Eminent domain pipeline ban advances, but Iowa senators plan changes An Iowa bill banning eminent domain for carbon pipelines advanced in the Senate, but lawmakers plan amendments as property rights and infrastructure tensions resurface.

Eminent domain ban advances from Iowa Senate subcommittee but changes are planned

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GOP candidates for Iowa governor voice their opposition to CO2 pipelines • Iowa Capital Dispatch Republican politicians spoke to landowners at a Shelby County event against carbon sequestration pipelines.

GOP candidates for Iowa governor voice their opposition to CO2 pipelines

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House moves petition for special session to override veto of pipeline bill  • Iowa Capital Dispatch The Iowa House of Representatives Tuesday secured the necessary signatures on a petition calling for a special session.

Iowa House moves petition for special session to override veto of pipeline bill

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TAKE ACTION: Stop the Federal Eminent Domain Pipeline Land Grab | Pipeline Fighters Hub What we have been hearing is true. It’s here. The Republican-controlled Congress is attempting to sneak a federal eminent domain land grab for pipelines into the “big, beautiful bill” that […]

Pay-to-play permitting in the federal budget reconciliation bill: The South Dakota ban on use of state eminent domain for CO2 pipelines would be rendered irrelevant, because Summit could use federal eminent domain pipelinefighters.org/news/take-ac... #allfornothing #CO2 #carbonpipelines

Thanks for your oped, Cathy! And shame on the Lake County Commission for stonewalling their constituents #carbonpipelines #CO2 #localcontrol

Spink County requests Summit Carbon Solutions pay legal fees It’s been a long journey for landowners and counties as they’ve navigated CO2 pipeline applications.

South Dakota counties have tight budgets & they didn't ask for these mounting legal bills they can ill afford. Hopefully their request to be reimbursed for legal fees is successful. www.dakotanewsnow.com/2025/03/31/s... @dakotanewsnow.com #carbonpipelines #CO2

This is great news out of Iowa today! The Iowa House passed #eminentdomain reform for #carbonpipelines! No eminent domain for private gain!

South Dakota Legislature passes eminent domain ban for carbon pipelines • Iowa Capital Dispatch A four-year controversy that has shaken South Dakota’s Republican political establishment culminated Tuesday in the Legislature’s passage of a ban on eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines. The s...

South Dakota Legislature passes eminent domain ban for carbon pipelines

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Carbon Pipeline Legislation Resurfaces as House Committee Reformulates Eminent Domain Bill The House State Affairs Committee voted today (Monday) to send a bill regulating eminent domain proceedings to the 41st day, effectively killing it, before reversing course and resurrecting the measur...

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Six bills in Iowa House address Iowa Utilities Commission, carbon pipeline - Radio Iowa A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced six bills that would strengthen landowner rights in response to the potential use of eminent domain for a carbon capture pipeline. The Iowa Utilities Com...

Six bills in Iowa House address Iowa Utilities Commission, carbon pipeline

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Iowa House Republicans introduce bills with new IUC regulations and eminent domain restrictions Iowa House Republicans introduced six bills Thursday that aim to block carbon pipeline projects and protect Iowans' property rights. They face an uncertain future.

Iowa House Republicans introduce bills with new IUC regulations and eminent domain restrictions

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Change is ‘eminent’: Property-rights fight transforms this year's SD Legislature • South Dakota Searchlight When top lawmakers introduced "consequential" bills last year on carbon dioxide pipelines, they didn’t think they’d be the ones suffering the consequences.

When leaders of SD’s Legislature introduced bills last January on #CarbonPipelines, they predicted “a consequential year.”

They didn’t think they’d be the ones suffering the consequences.

How property rights transformed the new Legislature, by @joshuahaiar.bsky.social ⬇️

Carbon-pipeline law tossed out by South Dakota voters in unofficial results • South Dakota Searchlight A proposed law regulating carbon dioxide pipelines was on South Dakota's Nov. 5 statewide general election ballots.

A proposed law regulating #CarbonPipelines was losing in unofficial South Dakota election results. Opponents claimed victory; meanwhile, the company proposing a pipeline pledged to reapply for a permit.

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Iowa's water needs protection from aquifer raiders • Iowa Capital Dispatch "The precious water stored in the bedrock aquifers below us is the property of all Iowans, and must be protected for generations to come."

Iowa’s water needs protection from aquifer raiders
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Economic projections questioned during second day of carbon pipeline hearing • South Dakota Searchlight The economic benefits of a proposed carbon capture pipeline came under scrutiny during its permit hearing before state regulators.

The company proposing one of two #CarbonPipelines in South Dakota touted its economic impact studies during Day 2 of a permit hearing, and attorneys for landowners attacked aspects of the projections.

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Iowa judge acquits South Dakota pipeline surveyor of trespassing charge • South Dakota Searchlight An Iowa district court judge dismissed a trespassing charge against a carbon dioxide pipeline company’s land surveyor.

An Iowa judge dismissed a trespassing charge against a carbon dioxide pipeline company's land surveyor from South Dakota. #CarbonPipelines

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Noem's actions speak louder than words on eminent domain • South Dakota Searchlight Actions speak louder than words. Gov. Kristi Noem has clearly spoken with her lack of action to stop eminent domain for carbon pipelines.

Gov. Noem recently blamed lawmakers for failing to ban #EminentDomain for #CarbonPipelines. Farmers Union President Doug Sombke responds: "In South Dakota, actions speak louder than words. Gov. Noem has clearly spoken with her lack of action.

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Minnehaha County passes rules for carbon pipelines despite opposition from both sides • South Dakota Searchlight Officials in South Dakota’s largest county dealt a blow to opponents of two carbon pipelines with a vote to set shorter-than-requested spaces between homes and pipelines in their first-ever set of rules for such projects.

Minnehaha County adopted minimum distances between pipelines and rural property lines, although opponents of proposed #CarbonPipelines said the distance isn't far enough. @JohnEHult reports from the county commission meeting:

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Environmental groups seek Biden moratorium on carbon dioxide pipelines • South Dakota Searchlight President Joe Biden should prevent the construction of new carbon dioxide pipelines until changes to federal rules are adopted to increase their safety, opponents of the projects said.

Ahead of a public meeting by federal regulators next week, opponents of #CarbonPipelines are urging the president to prevent their construction until federal rules are adopted to increase safety.

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Tie vote delays decision on carbon pipeline policy in Minnehaha County • South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS – Minnehaha County commissioners gridlocked Tuesday on setbacks from rural homes and postponed a vote on carbon pipeline rules.

How far should #CarbonPipelines have to be from homes, schools and cities? The Minnehaha County Commission will continue wrestling with that question next month after deadlocking 2-2 on an amendment to a proposed ordinance Tuesday.

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Committee rejects bill to stop carbon pipelines from using eminent domain • South Dakota Searchlight A committee unanimously rejected a bill that would prevent two proposed carbon pipeline projects from using eminent domain.

#CarbonPipelines should have the option of using eminent domain. That's the unanimous decision of a state Senate committee. The bill to prevent carbon pipelines from using eminent domain had previously passed the state House. #SDLeg

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558 people and groups now have legal standing in two carbon pipeline applications • South Dakota Searchlight More than 600 people and organizations now have standing to participate in the regulatory review of two proposed carbon-capture pipelines.

More than 500 people and organizations now have standing to participate in the regulatory review of two proposed #CarbonPipelines that would go through South Dakota. "That is a very large number of formal parties," a PUC staffer says.

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Proposed legislation could kill or restrict carbon dioxide pipelines in Iowa • Iowa Capital Dispatch A series of bills introduced by an Iowa Republican senator would have wide-ranging effects on proposed carbon dioxide pipelines.

Bills introduced in Iowa would severely restrict plans by three companies to build #CarbonPipelines, reports @IowaCapDispatch.

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