SOUTH DAKOTA
State law could delay carbon pipeline
SIOUX FALLS — The company behind an $8.9 billion carbon-capture pipeline proposed for five Midwestern states said on March 12 it wants to indefinitely delay its plans after South Dakota passed a law limiting its ability to acquire land for the project.
But even as it filed a motion to suspend its pipeline permit application timeline with the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, the Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions said it remains committed to the pipeline.
Summit attorney Brett Koenecke said the action was needed because the legislation approved by South Dakota lawmakers and quickly signed into law by the governor changed the company’s ability to survey the route, making its application timeline “unrealistic.”…