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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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Navigator Heartland Greenway LLC has voluntarily withdrawn its Application for a Certificate of Authority to construct the pipeline that would cross through 13 Illinois counties.
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The board voted 18-1 to intervene in the case before the Illinois Commerce Commission.
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Opponents are worried about property damage and public safety. They also don't want a private company using eminent domain to take their property.
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The federal piece of legislation expands tax credits available for companies that capture and store carbon underground. But, Iowa environmental organizations say it’s a step back in the fight against climate change.
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Agriculture companies are increasingly paying farmers to capture carbon. But some say the newly budding carbon marketplace isn’t enough to fight climate change.
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Agriculture accounts for a tenth of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, which are a big driver of climate change worldwide. Some farmers in the U.S. are taking on climate change by trying to sink the air’s carbon in the ground.
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Farmers in the Midwest are gearing up for a fight over whether pipelines can cut through their land. Many look to the experience other farmers had with the Dakota Access Pipeline a few years ago.
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Thomson Reuters agriculture and environment reporter Leah Douglas has reported extensively on the proposed carbon capture pipelines in the Midwest.