US EditionIowa senators spar over eminent domain restrictions for carbon pipelines
- On Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025, Iowa Senator Lynn Evans urged his colleagues in the Senate to debate legislation concerning carbon capture pipelines.
- His call followed the Iowa Utilities Commission allowing Summit Carbon Solutions to use eminent domain for its proposed $8.9 billion pipeline project.
- The House previously passed a bill addressing this issue, House File 639, but it has not advanced for a vote in the Senate despite passing a committee.
- Senator Evans stated, "bring the bill up, and let s debate it, and let s vote."
- This pipeline issue now prompts partisan conflict and features prominently in discussions regarding the 2026 Iowa gubernatorial election.
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Iowa senators spar over eminent domain restrictions for carbon pipelines
During a heated exchange on the Senate floor, Republicans and Democrats in the Iowa Senate called on legislative leadership to take up a bill that would restrict the use of eminent domain.
Why hasn't a pipeline bill come to Senate floor? Lawmakers blame opposing parties • Iowa Capital Dispatch
The Iowa Senate convened just after 10 a.m. on Jan. 13, 2025. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Sen. Lynn Evans, R-Aurelia, urged his colleagues Tuesday in the Iowa Senate to voice their support for bringing up legislation for debate on carbon capture pipelines. His statement prompted both Republicans and Democrats to blame the opposing party for why the Senate has not moved on the issue for several years. Evans said on the Senat…
Carbon Capture Pipeline meeting May 1 at Titonka
Farmers and landowners in Hancock, Kossuth, and 56 other Iowa counties are affected by a proposed liquefied carbon dioxide pipeline, especially by the question of whether eminent domain should be used by the pipeline companies to acquire easements on land.
GOP lawmaker says it's time for Iowa Senate debate of pipeline-related bill - Radio Iowa
northwest Iowa lawmaker is urging his fellow Republicans to pressure GOP leaders to allow senate debate of a bill that addresses the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project. Republican Senator Lynn Evans of Aurelia delivered a five minute speech on the senate floor, criticizing the Iowa Utilities Commission decision that gives Summit eminent domain authority to […]
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