Summit Carbon Solutions announced this week that its carbon dioxide pipeline will now route through Iowa, Nebraska, and Wyoming, abandoning North Dakota as its destination. Two North Dakota district court judges have already ruled that the underground storage permits and the law they were issued under are unconstitutional.
Derrick Braaten said, “I think that it’s possible they’re going to continue to fight and see if they can win these fights on the constitutional issues.”
“There’s at least a chance that there’s a long game where they’re still going to try and develop the current route.”
Summit has confirmed it is holding onto its permits and easements in North Dakota, calling them “valuable optionality for future phases” of the project.
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