A corn field waiting to be harvested near Defiance in Shelby County, Iowa, one of the counties on the route of Summit Carbon Solutions' proposed pipeline.
REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 22 (Reuters) - Iowa residents living along the route of the U.S.'s largest proposed carbon capture and storage (CCS) pipeline told state regulators they were worried about possible ruptures and land takings at the start of a hearing that will determine the fate of the project.
The hearing, which could last weeks, is a major test for the $5.5 billion pipeline proposed by Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions, and for CCS, which the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden sees as a critical tool in fighting climate change.
Jessica Marson told the board she feared the pipeline could rupture and that its construction could harm her 80 acres of cropland.
Summit told Reuters it has secured agreements from nearly 75% of residents along its Iowa route, accounting for 499 miles, and that it is working to sign on the 480 remaining landowners.
Persons:
Lucas Jackson, Joe Biden, Jessica Marson, Leah Douglas, Andy Sullivan
Organizations:
Carbon Solutions, REUTERS, U.S, CCS, The Iowa Utilities Board, Summit, Reuters, Sierra Club, Iowa Farm Bureau, Fort Dodge . Summit, Thomson
Locations:
Defiance, Shelby County , Iowa, Iowa, Midwest, North Dakota, Summit, Fort Dodge