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The Iowa House has approved a bipartisan bill prohibiting the use of eminent domain for carbon pipeline projects, specifically targeting Summit Carbon Solutions' proposed 2,500-mile pipeline for transporting liquefied carbon dioxide from Iowa to North Dakota. Despite initial support for carbon sequestration to reduce the ethanol industry's carbon footprint, recent political shifts have led to opposition against the pipeline's eminent domain authority.

Summit is seeking to amend its permit requirements in Iowa following permit denials in South Dakota and local opposition in Nebraska. The Iowa House bill, HF 2104, passed 64-28, reflecting concerns over property rights and the implications of allowing private corporations to seize land for economic development. The fate of the bill and the future of the pipeline project remain uncertain amid ongoing legal and legislative challenges.