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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.

During an informational meeting in West Point, landowners said they are not interested in selling any of their property for the project and they do not want to lose it by force through eminent domain.

Thomson Reuters agriculture and environment reporter Leah Douglas has reported extensively on the proposed carbon capture pipelines in the Midwest.

Landowners fear private companies will use eminent domain to construct carbon capture pipelines on their land.

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.

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.

The company planning to build a 1,300-mile carbon capture pipeline system through five states, including Illinois and Iowa, will hold informational…