(Des Moines) Next week, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments regarding the proposed Summit Carbon pipeline project. The case involves a homeowner in Hardin County who claims that Iowa law, which permits companies to survey land for pipeline assessment, is unconstitutional. This case is part of a series of legal challenges related to the Summit Carbon Capture Pipeline. The court session is scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the state Capitol.
The Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline proposes to partner with 57 ethanol plants across Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. The idea is to capture carbon dioxide from the fermentation process of ethanol plants and send it via underground pipelines to an underground storage facility in North Dakota.
The original plan for Summit Carbon Solutions was to install a network of 690 miles of pipe; however, when another company abandoned plans for a similar project, Summit Carbon Solutions proposed an expansion of another 340 miles in the state.
