Proposed Co2 Pipeline in South Dakota

A state representative and pipeline spokesperson debated carbon capture pipelines, sequestration and eminent domain in a public forum Tuesday.

After weeks of testimony and rebuttal witnesses, the main case for Navigator CO2’s application is complete. With only a few weeks until PUC makes its final decision, all interested parties anxiously await the results.

The final day of PUC hearings on Navigator’s application was full of rebuttal testimony. Landowner council says Navigator’s main witness does not have the required expertise to provide adequate answers.

The PUC’s hearing for Navigator CO2’s proposed carbon pipeline continues. As Navigator CO2’s pipeline application hearing winds down, the company’s key witness attempts to address landowner concern.

Navigator CO2 Ventures completed its main case in its application to the PUC. The attorney representing landowners challenged the commission with motions to dismiss Navigator’s pipeline application.

PUC commissioners are reviewing Navigator’s safety models as they consider the company’s application to build a CO2 pipeline.

Taking the stand for the first time, landowners voiced concerns over safety and a drop in property value in the latest PUC meeting.

A previously confidential emergency response plan for Navigator CO2’s carbon pipeline application is now public knowledge.

With mounting tensions between farmers and CO2 pipeline companies across the state, some lawmakers believe it is time to change state law on eminent domain. And they don’t want to wait until session starts in January.

Brown County commissioners are allowing a moratorium blocking hazardous pipeline development to end.