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Heartland Greenway LLC refiled its application with the Illinois Commerce Commission last Friday after voluntarily withdrawing it at the end of January.
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Twenty-two Republican representatives sponsored the bill that would require owners of 90% of the land in a carbon pipeline’s path to agree to the pipeline before eminent domain could be used to access land from unwilling owners.
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An estimated 50 residents attended a meeting in Donnellson to voice their opposition to the project.
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Iowa environmentalists look to the Legislature to repeal eminent domain for proposed carbon pipelineIowa environmentalists and landowners are advocating for Iowa lawmakers to address three proposed carbon pipelines and ban the use of eminent domain for the projects.
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Study: Iowa ethanol production would shrink if carbon pipelines don't move forward in Iowa but do inA study done for the ethanol industry predicts dire consequences if carbon dioxide pipelines don’t go forward in Iowa but do in other states.
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The company offered the county $600,000 a year for 30 years in exchange for cooperation on the pipeline.
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Navigator Heartland Greenway LLC has voluntarily withdrawn its Application for a Certificate of Authority to construct the pipeline that would cross through 13 Illinois counties.
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Edgar Rodriguez said Navigator should provide regular equipment upgrades and annual training throughout the decades-long life of the pipeline.
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Board Chair Scott Schwerer said the county wants to give the federal government time to potentially upgrade safety guidelines for such projects.
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The board voted 18-1 to intervene in the case before the Illinois Commerce Commission.