Iowa Approves Summit Carbon Pipeline Project

The Iowa Utilities Commission has granted a construction permit for Summit Carbon Solutions' pipeline, which aims to transport captured carbon dioxide from ethanol plants across Iowa and other states to North Dakota for storage. Despite receiving this permit, Summit faces challenges in North and South Dakota, where landowners oppose the use of eminent domain for the project. The Sierra Club has requested state regulators to dismiss all 14 expansion permits for Summit, arguing that the company acquired land easements prematurely. Meanwhile, the EPA has issued permits for three underground wells in Texas to store captured CO2, part of efforts to manage carbon emissions. Local residents have until October 7 to comment on these permits, with a public hearing scheduled for October 3. Summit hopes to begin construction next year and make the pipeline operational by 2026, but must secure approval in the remaining states.