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Carbon pipeline company seeks pause in permitting schedule after SD adopts eminent domain ban

by: MinotVoice | March 13, 2025

A major carbon pipeline project has hit a roadblock in South Dakota after state lawmakers banned the use of eminent domain for its construction. Summit Carbon Solutions, the company behind the $9 billion project, is now asking regulators to pause its permit process, citing delays in land surveys. The decision is a victory for landowners

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SD bans eminent domain for CO2 pipelines; Summit says move ‘creates real challenges’

by: MinotVoice | March 7, 2025

South Dakota just put a major roadblock in front of a multibillion-dollar carbon pipeline project, siding with landowners over industry. A new law bans the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines, throwing uncertainty over Summit Carbon Solutions’ 2,500-mile plan to transport emissions from ethanol plants across the Midwest. While supporters see carbon capture as

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Lawmakers vote down 6 bills to limit carbon capture in North Dakota

by: MinotVoice | February 15, 2025

North Dakota lawmakers pushed back against efforts to restrict carbon pipelines, rejecting six bills that would have imposed new taxes or regulations. Supporters argue these pipelines are key to extending the state’s oil production and keeping ethanol and coal plants viable. Opponents raised concerns over land rights and safety, particularly the risks of pipeline ruptures.

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State Senate narrowly rejects bill to get rid of eminent domain for landowners

by: MinotVoice | February 11, 2025

North Dakota lawmakers have rejected a proposal to limit eminent domain for carbon pipelines. The bill, which failed by five votes in the Senate, aimed to prevent companies from using eminent domain to secure land for carbon dioxide transport and underground storage. Supporters argued it would protect property rights, while opponents warned it could stall

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Sen. Jeff Magrum files 8 bills related to Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline

by: Josh Wolsky | January 19, 2023

Summit Carbon Solutions has seeking approval to build a 2,000-mile network of carbon capture pipelines connecting several ethanol plants in the upper midwest to final storage locations West of Bismarck. But Senator Jeff Magrum has proposed a number of bills adding significant legislative oversight and hurdles to the proposed project. The bills pertain largely to

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A Swiss company says it has pulled CO2 out of the atmosphere and stored it underground

by: Josh Wolsky | January 14, 2023

The thing about North Dakota’s energy production — it’s carbon intensive. We pull it from the earth, burn it, and release it into the atmosphere. That’s why environmentalists are down on coal and oil. But what if we had a method for capturing that carbon from the atmosphere and putting it back underground? Well, the

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UND’s energy center awarded $10 million to research capturing carbon dioxide

by: Josh Wolsky | December 1, 2016

UND’s energy center is getting a big influx of federal dollars all with the purpose of improving the environmental sustainability of our coal-fired power plants. The money will be put to work researching ways to capture the carbon by-product of energy from coal. April Baumgarten with the Grand Forks Herald has the full story on

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SaskPower Launches Carbon Capture Test Facility Near Estevan

by: Josh Wolsky | June 20, 2015

It’s one of those only-one-in-the-world facilities and it’s right up the road from Minot. Saskpower’s new high-tech carbon capture test facility is designed to test equipment, chemical innovation and engineering designs in a highly controlled environment.

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Saskatchewan Government Contiues Support for Boundary Dam Carbon Capturing

by: Josh Wolsky | April 17, 2015

The coal-fueled power plant outside of Estevan is on the cutting edge of carbon capture research and a recent decision by the U.S. Dept. of Energy to discontinue research on a similar plant in Illinois won’t dissuade SaskPower from continuing research aimed at delivering cleaner energy.

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