Landowners Testify Against Proposed Summit CO2 Pipeline During Weeks Six & Seven of IUB Hearings

The six and seventh weeks of hearings at the Iowa Utilities Board considering Summit Carbon Solutions’ permit application for a proposed hazardous CO2 pipeline featured testimony from impacted landowners facing eminent domain seizure of their land against their will for the proposed project. Dozens of landowners testifying over the past few weeks have been members of the Iowa Easement Team, a legal co-op for landowners that is represented by attorney Brian Jorde, with Domina Law Group.

Summit’s permit application hearing before the Iowa Utilities Board began on Tuesday, Aug. 22 in Fort Dodge, IA, and Bold Alliance is capturing video of the proceedings. Landowner witnesses are being questioned by landowners’ attorney Brian Jorde (Iowa Easement Team); Wally Taylor (Sierra Club Iowa Chapter); and attorneys for the Iowa Office of Consumer Advocate, Iowa Farm Bureau, and Summit Carbon, along with the IUB Commissioners and several landowner-intervenors. Many landowners are represented by the Iowa Easement Team legal co-op, and attorney Brian Jorde of Domina Law Group, Omaha, NE: https://iaeasement.org.

View all Iowa Utilities Board testimony live here or afterwards on the Bold Nebraska YouTube channel.