The North Dakota Monitor ran a story yesterday about the Northwest Landowners Supreme Court challenge over property rights and CO2 storage. NWLA filed a notice of appeal yesterday:
The Northwest Landowners Association argues the process does not follow the North Dakota Constitution, which requires property owners to receive “just compensation” as determined by a jury if their private property is taken or damaged for public use. In the case of CO2 storage wells, the Industrial Commission – not a jury – determines the payment.
“Northwest Landowners Association will never stand down when it comes to the Constitution,” Chairman Troy Coons said in a statement Thursday.
Read the full story here.