North Dakota regulators OK underground storage for proposed Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline

Associated Press

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have approved permits for underground carbon dioxide storage for a massive pipeline proposed for the Midwest. The approval Thursday is another victory for Summit Carbon Solutions, whose project has faced fierce opposition from landowners. The proposed 2,500-mile, $8 billion pipeline would transport carbon dioxide emissions from 57 ethanol plants in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska for storage deep underground in North Dakota. Summit has approval for its route in Iowa and North Dakota. Some opponents argue the amount of greenhouse gases sequestered through the process won’t have a great impact.