Carbon Herald just published Iowa Landowners Protest Use Of Eminent Domain For Carbon Pipelines.
Carbon Herald reports that landowners in Iowa gathered outside the State Capitol on Tuesday to protest the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipeline projects. The demonstration reflects ongoing tension between pipeline developers seeking to route CO2 infrastructure through agricultural land and property owners who object to compulsory easements. Eminent domain has become a flashpoint in the Midwest as multiple CCS-linked pipeline proposals advance through state regulatory processes. Iowa has been a focal point because of its concentration of ethanol facilities, which are among the prospective CO2 sources feeding planned pipeline networks. The protest follows a series of hearings and legal challenges over whether private CO2 pipelines qualify for eminent domain authority under Iowa law.
Our take (Heads-up): The eminent domain question is the soft underbelly of US CCS buildout - permitting risk and landowner opposition can stall projects more reliably than economics. Worth watching whether Iowa regulators or courts narrow the definition of public use for private CO2 lines, since that precedent would ripple across other Midwest pipeline plans.
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Source: Carbon Herald