Proposed Co2 Pipeline in South Dakota

At the center of a global push to lower carbon emissions is a debate over the best ways to go about lowering carbon scores. Following legislative session, South Dakota and its ethanol industry find themselves in the middle of that conversation as environmentalists debate the practicality of carbon sequestration.

With the Public Utilities Commission denying Summit Carbon Solutions' application to build a carbon pipeline in the state, some believe it’s becoming more unlikely the project happens at all.

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission is denying Summit Carbon Solutions' application to build a carbon pipeline through the state.

The South Dakota PUC is asking Summit Carbon Solutions to have a clearer path forward before agreeing to suspend its application.

South Dakota says it is “Open for Business,” but recent developments in the state Legislature have some worried its business-friendly model may be changing.

The CEO of the company behind a proposed billion-dollar corn-based jet fuel plant near Lake Preston said the project won't go forth in South Dakota without a carbon sequestration pipeline.

Summit Carbon Solutions is pausing its application for approval to build a CO2 pipeline across South Dakota.

Gov. Larry Rhoden is signing a bill prohibiting the use of eminent domain for carbon pipeline projects in South Dakota.

South Dakota Senators are sending a bill to prohibit the use of eminent domain for carbon pipeline projects to Governor Larry Rhoden’s desk.

A Senate panel is advancing a bill to completely ban the use of eminent domain for carbon pipeline projects.