Supporters of a ban on eminent domain use for carbon pipelines rally at Iowa Statehouse
- Landowners rallied at the Iowa Statehouse to support House File 943, which would ban eminent domain for carbon pipeline construction.
- The bill responds to Summit Carbon Solutions' plan for a carbon sequestration pipeline through several states.
- Senator Tony Bisignano emphasized the need for debate on property rights and pipeline issues in Iowa.
- The South Dakota legislature previously passed a similar ban, inspiring Iowa advocates to push for change.
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Ethanol leaders see irony in governor’s ‘Open for Opportunity’ visit after eminent domain ban
Some ethanol leaders think it’s ironic that Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden brought his “Open for Opportunity” tour to an ethanol plant this week, after he signed a bill that negatively impacted a proposed multi-billion-dollar project for the industry. “The whole industry is very disappointed with how things went in South Dakota,” Walt Wendland, president of the Ringneck Energy ethanol plant in Onida, told South Dakota Searchlight. Rhoden visited t…


Pipeline opponents push for a ban on eminent domain for carbon pipelines
Landowners and opponents to a proposed carbon sequestration pipeline gathered at the Iowa Capitol March 18, 2025, to urge lawmakers to pass a ban on eminent domain for CO2 pipelines. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa landowners and pipeline fighters gathered Tuesday at a rally in the Iowa Capitol Rotunda asking lawmakers to ban eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines. Senate Democrats also pushed for an amendment that would he…
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