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Minnesota regulators approve controversial pipeline | KARE 11 – Naasir Akailvi and Jessica Hart (12/12/2024)

Carbon pipeline company has failed to address crossing concerns, oil pipeline company says | Iowa Capital Dispatch – Joshua Haiar (11/27/2024)

Summit pipeline decision in Minnesota could come Dec. 12 | North Dakota Monitor – Jeff Beach (11/11/2024)

Carbon-pipeline law tossed out by South Dakota voters in unofficial results  |  South Dakota Searchlight -Seth Tupper, John Hult and Makenzie Huber (11/6/2024)

SD Supreme Court rejects Summit’s request for a rehearing | Dakota News Now — staff (10/22/2024)

The nation’s first commercial carbon sequestration plant is in Illinois. It leaks. | Grist — Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco (10/21/2024)

Pipeline vs. farmer: Iowa Supreme Court to decide if Summit has right to access farmland  |  Des Moines Register – Donnelle Eller (10/9/2024)

What is the value of Water? | High Plains Reader — Peg Furshong and Clovis Curl (9/19/2024)

Leak at First CO₂ Injection Site in US Exposes Dangerous Folly of Carbon Capture  | Common Dreams — Jake Johnson (9/13/2024)

Dozens of Iowa Republicans seek to overturn carbon pipeline approval.  | Energy News Network — Andy Balaskovitz (9/11/2024)

Iowa Republicans to file lawsuits against Summit pipelines decision | Iowa Capital Dispatch — Cami Koons (9/10/2024)

Tolkkinen: Growing food for fuel isn’t working. It’s time to rethink ethanol. | The Minnesota Star Tribune — Karen Tolkkinen (8/31/2024)

Minnesota farm country debates what could be the state’s first carbon-capture pipeline  | The Minnesota Star Tribune — Walker Orenstein and Christopher Vondracek (8/28/2024)

Philanthropy Is Wasting Time and Money on Carbon Capture | Inside Philanthropy — Robert D. Bullard, Charles F. Harvey and Bakeyah S. Nelson (8/15/2024)

Public can weigh in on proposed carbon pipeline in MN | Public News Service — Mike Moen (8/5/2024)

Summit pipeline segment enters final permitting stages in Minnesota | North Dakota Monitor — Jeff Beach (8/1/2024)

In the fight over carbon capture pipelines, everyday people, not big money, will win | Chicago Sun Times — Ben Jealous (6/11/2024)

Lawmakers pass reforms to cut red tape for clean energy projects | MPRNews — Kirsti Marohn (5/23/2024)

CO₂ pipeline proposed across the Upper Midwest | Agate — Stephanie Hemphill (4/19/2024)

‘Wake-up call’: pipeline leak exposes carbon capture safety gaps, advocates say |  The Guardian – Nina Lakhani (4/19/2024)

Small pipeline, big risks: Carbon capture project sparks concern in rural Illinois |  Energy News Network – Kari Lydersen (4/4/2024)

Despite past statements, Summit officials now say its Midwest CO₂ pipeline could serve oil industry | StarTribune — Leah Douglas (3/11/2024)

US carbon pipeline company pledges no oil recover, but Bakken drillers want it |  Reuters – Leah Douglas (3/11/2024)

EVs and $9,000 Air Tanks: Iowa First Responders Fear the Dangers – and Costs – of CO2 Pipelines |  Inside Climate News – Kristoffer Tigue (12/29/2023)

One of two carbon dioxide pipelines that would cross into Minnesota has folded | StarTribune — Christopher Vondracek (10/20/2023) 

Navigator CO2 Cancels US Corn Belt Carbon Pipeline Plan |  Bloomberg News – Kim Chipman (10/20/2023)

A tale of two CO2 pipelines: Navigator presses pause, Summit presses on | StarTribune — Christopher Vondracek (10/11/2023) 

Can push for carbon capture pipelines also mean billions for conservation-minded farming?  |  Des Moines Register – Donnelle Eller (9/21/2023)

CO2 pipelines rejected by regulators in the Dakotas, putting Minnesota status in limbo | StarTribune — Christopher Vondracek (09/07/2023) 

Minnesota regulators push Summit carbon dioxide pipeline forward to environmental review | StarTribune — Christopher Vondracek (08/31/2023) 

Summit Carbon environmental study limited to 2 Minnesota counties | AgWeek (08/31/2023) 

Minnesota regulators vote to proceed with environmental review of disputed carbon capture pipeline | Associated Press — Steve Karnowski (08/31/2023) 

Eminent domain laws are splitting Midwest landowner attitudes toward CO2 pipelines | Star Tribune — Christopher Vondracek (08/17/2023)

Denied: Proposed CO2 pipeline finds resistance in North Dakota | Fergus Falls Daily Journal — James Allen (08/10/2023)

New Twist in Regional Carbon Pipeline Plan Felt in MN — Public News Service — Mike Moen (8/9/2023)

North Dakota denies Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline permit; company says it will try again | Ag Week – Jeff Beach (8/4/2023)

Experts: Predicting CO2 pipeline rupture threats can be extremely costly | Iowa Capital Dispatch – Jared Strong (6/1/2023)

Rural Resistance to Carbon Pipelines | Progressive Farmer – Chris Clayton (6/1/2023)

Capturing Carbon With Machines is a Failure  –  So Why Are We Subsidizing It? | Naked Capitalism – Yves Smith (5/25/2023)

With The Expansion of CO2 Pipelines Comes Safety Fears | NPR – Julia Simon (5/23/2023)

EPS’s Dangerous Carbon Capture Gamble | COUNTERPUNCH – Wenonah Hauter (5/18/2023)

Carbon Scam: Summit Carbon Solutions Sells Fictitious Credits | Oakland Institute – Anuradha Mittal (5/9/2023)

‘It’s about property rights’: Some farmers resent ethanol industry’s push for carbon pipelines | South Dakota Searchlight – Joshua Haiar  (5/5/2023)

Without eminent domain, Summit pipeline route in Minnesota looks different | Alexandria Echo Press – Jeff Beach (5/3/2023)

Midwest CO2 pipeline rush creates regulatory chaos| ENERGYWIRE – Mike Soraghan  (3/3/2023)

Minnesota group files appeal on Summit Carbon pipeline environmental review | AgWeek – Jeff Beach (2/27/2023)

‘Carbon Express’ pipeline runs into skepticism in Minnesota farm country | Star Tribune – Jennifer Bjorhus (1/24/2023)

Farmer, attorney promote carbon pipeline mitigation agreements | Marshall Independent – Fritz Busch  (1/25/2023)

Minnesota regulators vote to require environmental impact statement for CO2 pipeline | Star Tribune – Mike Hughlett (1/5/2023)

PUC requires environmental review for first proposed carbon pipeline in Minnesota | Minnesota Public Radio – Hannah Yang (1/5/2023)

CURE applauds PUC decision requiring environmental review for CO2 pipeline but troubled by limited scope | CURE – Anne Borgendale (1/5/2023)

Summit Carbon pipeline on Minnesota PUC agenda; including scope of environmental review | Ag Week – Jeff Beach (1/5/2023)

Scope of environmental review an early issue for carbon pipelines in Minnesota | Ag Week – Jeff Beach (11/4/2022)

Proposed CO2 pipelines are bad for Minnesota | MINNPOST –  Maggie Schuppert & Anne Borgendale  (10/12/2022)

Residents near CO2 pipeline rupture in Mississippi share their story | Dakota News Now – Beth Warden  (10/6/2022)

CO2 pipeline proposal draws mixed reactions in SW Minn. | Minnesota Public Radio –  Hannah Yang  (9/23/2022)

North Dakota county throws 100% voluntary easement mandate, $135 million fee at Summit Carbon Pipeline | Ad Week – Jeff Beach  (8/11/2022)

Carbon Capture Won’t Work, But it Will Funnel Billions to Corporations | TruthOut – Wenona Hauter (7/31/2022)

CURE working with landowners concerned about proposed pipeline | West Central Tribune –  Tom Chervney  (7/30/2022)

Concerned about Summit Carbon Solutions proposed CO2 pipeline & shady tactics brings landowners together | CURE (7/29/2022)

Tensions against Summit Carbon Solutions rise in McPherson County | KFYRTV.com – Sarah Parkin (7/29/2022)

Foreign Company with Troubled past Buys Into Massive Midwest Carbon Capture Project | The Epoch Times – Beth Brelje (7/27/2022)

Landowners unhappy with carbon capture pipeline (Summit sues SD landowners over access to land | KFYRTV.com – Joel Crane (7/26/2022)

Opinion: Don’t be fooled by exaggerated ‘benefits’ of carbon pipelines | Des Moines Register – Silvia Secchi (7/9/2022)

MN Nears Next Step in Regulating Underground Carbon Pipelines | Ag Week – Mike Moen (6/10/2022)

PHMSA Announces New Safety Measures to Protect Americans From Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Failures After Satartia, MS Leak | (5/26/2022)

An Iowa Powerbroker Plants to Make a Windfall From Piping Ethanol Emissions | Mother Jones – Tom Philpott (5/9/2022)

Burleigh County opposes eminent domain for CO2 pipeline | The Bismarck Tribune – Amy Sisk (5/9/2022)

Proponents Say Storing Captured Carbon Underground is Safe, But States Are Transferring Long-Term Liability for Such Projects to the Public | Inside Climate News – Nicholas Kusnetz (4/26/2022)

Bushmills Ethanol of Atwater partners with Summit Carbon Solutions to reduce carbon emissions | West Central Tribune – Jennifer Kotila (4/15/2022)

Drive for carbon pipeline easements underway in west central Minnesota  | AgWeek – Tom Cherveny  (4/13/2022)

Are CO2 pipelines safe? | Energy Wire – Mike Soraghan & Carols Anchondo (3/31/2022)

Thousands of Canadians call on federal government to stop funding carbon capture with public dollars  | STAND Earth (3/28/2022)

Xebec Announces MOU for CO2 Capture and Sequestration Equipment with Summit Carbon Solutions  | BusinessWire (3/28/2022)

EPA chief:  CCS should exceed ‘the bare minimum’  | EnergyWire – Carlos Anchondo & Mike Lee (3/11/2022)

Carbon Capture Takes Center State, But is Its Promise an Illusion? (3/9/2022)

U.S. Midwest carbon pipeline has secured less than 2% of key Iowa route, filings show | Reuters – Leah Douglas (3/8/2022)

Carbon pipeline panelist says to ‘rethink’ easement compensation  | Post Bulletin – Jeff Beach (3/8/2022)

Duane Ninneman commentary: Who wins and who loses with CO2 pipelines? | CURE (3/3/2022)

Oil producer invests in carbon-capture pipeline for Midwest | Associated Press (3/2/2022)

Chervron’s flagship Gorgon CCS project still failing to live up to expectations| Upstream Online – Josh Lewis (2/10/2022)

Pipelines keep robbing the land long after the bulldozers leave | Grist – Jena Brooker (01/07/2022)

USDA Secretary Vilsack’s Son Now Works for a Controversial Ethanol Pipeline Project | Mother Jones – Tom Philpott (01/05/2022)

The pipeline project is in very preliminary stages, but the proposed path covers land in Minnesota, with a leg of the pipeline running through Otter Tail County (OTC) just north of Fergus Falls.  The Daily Journal – Mary Bethel Olson (01/04/2022)

The cash behind carbon removal: Big Oil, tech and taxpayers | ClimateWire – Corbin Hiar (12/17/2021)

The World’s Biggest Carbon Capture Scam Is Coming to Iowa | Food & Water Watch – Phoebe Galt & Emma Schmit (12/16/2021)

Massive Midwest pipeline, a test for North Dakota’s carbon capture goals, hits landowner snags | InForum – Adam Willis (12/04/2021)

Why the oil industry’s pivot to carbon capture and storage – while it keeps on drilling – isn’t a climate change solution | The Conversation – June Sekera and Neva Goodwin (11/23/2021)

Carbon Capture and Sequestration References | Blog for Iowa – Paul Deaton (11/17/2021)

Another Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) Project Doesn’t Live Up To Its Targets | CleanTechnica – Zachary Shanan (09/13/2021)

Gassing Satartia: Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Linked to Mass Poisoning | HuffPost – Dan Zegart (08/26/2021)

Despite hundreds of millions in tax dollars, ADM’s carbon capture program still hasn’t met promised goals | Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting – Johnathan Hettinger – (11/19/2020)