Summit pipeline denial sets stage for legislative battle

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) — Pipeline opponents are riding high following the Public Utilities Commission decision to deny permits for two carbon capture pipelines in South Dakota.  State Representative Karla Lems of Canton says the counties that approved safety setback zones were key.

S.D. Farmers Celebrate Another Victory Over Carbon Capture

S.D. Farmers Celebrate Another Victory Over Carbon Capture

South Dakota has once again said no to carbon-capture pipelines.

On Monday, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) unanimously denied Summit Carbon Solutions’ application for a state permit to install a carbon-capture pipeline across central and eastern South Dakota.

The motion came from the PUC’s lead staff attorney, Kristen Edwards, who maintained that Summit could not meet pipeline moratorium and set-back ordinances passed in four counties.

Summit Carbon Solutions permit denied by South Dakota regulators

Summit Carbon Solutions permit denied by South Dakota regulators

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has denied a permit for the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline in the state.

It was the state commission’s first decision as the SCS hearing started Monday morning in Fort Pierre at the Casey Tibbs South Dakota Rodeo Center.

The lead staff attorney for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission had formally requested Friday that the commission deny the application from SCS Carbon Solutions for a state permit for a proposed carbon-dioxide pipeline.