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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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In western Illinois, the carbon dioxide pipeline would go through Adams, Brown, Fulton, Hancock, Knox, McDonough, Pike, and Schuyler counties. It would also go through Lee and Des Moines counties in southeast Iowa.
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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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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.
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Landowners fear private companies will use eminent domain to construct carbon capture pipelines on their land.
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Farmers from across Iowa voiced their concern over three proposed carbon capture pipelines. They asked lawmakers to stop the companies from using eminent domain to complete their project.
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House Republican lawmakers are making a last-minute effort to address Iowa landowners’ concerns about the potential use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines. A new proposal that was introduced and advanced Wednesday would prohibit private pipeline companies from seeking eminent domain rights before March 1, 2023.