Appellate Court Upholds Decisions Favoring Summit over County Pipeline Ordinances

Federal appeals court sides with Summit Carbon Solutions in lawsuit against two Iowa counties

A federal appeals court sided with Summit Carbon Solutions in a lawsuit against two Iowa counties that started in 2022.

Federal appeals court rules against county pipeline ordinances - Radio Iowa

A federal appeals court has ruled carbon pipeline restrictions in Shelby and Story Counties are preempted by federal regulations and state law. Shelby and Story County officials adopted ordinances to establish safety standards as well as prohibited zones around places like homes and schools where the pipeline would be barred. The federal appeals court ruled […]

Appellate court upholds decisions favoring Summit over county pipeline ordinances

A federal appeals court upheld lower court decisions on Thursday barring Iowa counties from imposing safety standards on a pipeline subject to federal safety standards.

Carbon sequestration bills draw rebuke from activists, oil and gas producers – Athens County Independent

Bob Wilson speaks with State Rep. Tristan Rader (D-13) about how injection wells can cause problems for oil and gas producers. Rader visited Washington County to learn about problems with fracking waste injection wells, as Ohio considers legislation related to injection wells for carbon dioxide. Photo by Eric Boll. MARIETTA, Ohio — On May 19, a combination of environmental activists, oil and gas producers, township trustees, water association em…

U.S. Appeals Court rules Iowa counties can’t block CO2 pipeline routes

Summit Carbon Solutions proposes to partner with 57 ethanol plants across Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska to capture carbon dioxide, compress the captured CO2, and channel it to North Dakota where it will be permanently stored underground in deep geologic storage locations. Submitted graphic Floyd County’s proposed ordinance likely preempted By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A federal appeals court ruled T…