Landowners’ fees awarded in two cases involving underground carbon dioxide storage

North Dakota courts have ordered the state to pay attorney fees to landowners in two cases involving carbon dioxide storage.

“What the judge is saying is, it’s not just unconstitutional. It wasn’t even a close call,” Braaten said.

This is the second time in eight months that a district court judge ruled the law was unconstitutional and the state is responsible for paying the attorney fees and legal costs of the people who challenged it.

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