Landowners filed a motion for reconsideration on a court decision related to the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. Pictured, Iowans opposed to carbon dioxide pipelines hand out buttons that read “No CO2 pipelines” at the Iowa State Capitol March 18, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
Landowners opposed to a carbon sequestration project in Iowa have asked a state court to reconsider its decision to pause a lawsuit over the permit for the pipeline until state officials rule on a filed amendment.
Landowners argue the Polk County District Court’s decision to send the permit back to Iowa Utilities Commission “relied heavily” on the existence of a South Dakota law prohibiting the use of eminent domain for carbon sequestration pipelines…