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
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.
BREAKING: South Dakota PUC denies Summit CO2 pipeline application on first day of hearings (Audio)
FORT PIERRE, S.D.–The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has voted to deny the Summit Carbon Solutions Pipeline on the first day of hearings. The proposed line would run through northeastern South Dakota.
The proceedings started with a bang as PUC staff made a motion to deny the permit without further hearings. Staff Attorney Kristen Edwards pointed to last week’s ruling by the PUC that they would not preempt county setback ordinances. Edwards says the proposed route would fail in four counties…
PUC staff calls for denial of state permit for SCS pipeline
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The lead staff attorney for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission formally requested Friday that the commission deny the application from SCS Carbon Solutions for a state permit for a proposed carbon-dioxide pipeline.
Attorney Kristen Edwards filed a motion that said the project no longer could meet all applicable laws and rules. Her request came one day after SCS withdrew its request that the commission pre-empt pipeline ordinances in several counties.
“It is an undisputable fact is that the proposed route currently violates county ordinances in
Brown, McPherson, Minnehaha, and Spink counties. Unless and until Summit can obtain
waivers or conditional use permits where applicable in order to bring the route into compliance, a permit cannot be granted,” Edwards stated in the motion.
Landowners react to Navigator’s CO2 pipeline denial
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Landowners are still processing the unanimous decision by the Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday to deny a CO2 pipeline in South Dakota
“All this was a victory not only for us but for all South Dakotans,” said Valley Springs resident Rick Bonander.
Bonander has dedicated many hours to speaking out against the Navigator pipeline, and the PUC’s decision on Wednesday denied their application.