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Carbon pipeline and landowner rights take their seat again in SD's capitol

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025   

South Dakota lawmakers begin a new legislative session today and are already hearing from worried landowners about their rights as a private company keeps pursuing a large-scale carbon capture project.

A coalition rallied Monday, calling on the Legislature to adopt a bill to ban the use of eminent domain for any pipeline project involving carbon dioxide. Summit Carbon solutions has been trying to secure permits from regulators and permission from landowners to build a multistate pipeline carrying emissions from ethanol plants.

Amanda Radke, a rancher and landowner rights advocate from Mitchell, said after progress last year, they want the state to cement protections.

"This in no way would stop a CO2 pipeline from going through," Radke pointed out. "It would just ensure that landowners have consent and the ability to say yes or no to a project and that's really all we want."

In trying to clear regulatory hurdles, Summit has encountered resistance from some landowners who do not want the pipeline running along their property. The state Supreme Court recently decided Summit does not have the legal grounds to forcefully take property for the route. Voters last fall repealed a law deemed favorable to the project. Summit has staunchly defended its actions, while touting the benefits of the planned pipeline.

The company said the pipeline would add jobs along with emissions reductions. However, environmental groups are skeptical about some of the claims. And Radke added for landowners like her, a carbon capture project close to her home adds another level of worry.

"It could be potentially very dangerous if there was a rupture or a leak of a colorless, odorless gas," Radke pointed out.

Summit said there are a number of ways in which communities will be protected, including a control center featuring the latest in leak-detection technologies.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, South Dakota regulators will begin a series of public hearings on a new permit for the project, after rejecting Summit's initial application. The company has seen recent permit wins in neighboring states.


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