05 Mar 2025

Iowa Supreme Court Rules Applications for Scott County Supervisor Board Appointment to Fill a Vacated Board Seat Must Be Made Public

By Clark Kauffman
Iowa Supreme Court Case No. 23–1729 Oral Arguments - Mike Melloy for Plaintiffs Diercks & Holst w Kr

The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision and ruled that the public should have access to county-supervisor applications maintained by Scott County. (Full ruling available at IowaCourts.gov/courtcases/21492/embed/SupremeCourtOpinion.) The case involves the Scott County Board of Supervisors, which experienced a midterm vacancy in December 2022 when one member resigned.

04 Jul 2024

Iowa Utilities Board Approves Permit for Controversial Summit Pipeline

By Clark Kauffman
Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed pipeline route. (Main image courtesy Summit Carbon Solutions; sea

The Iowa Utilities Board gave its approval Tuesday June 25, 2024 for the controversial Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline and for the company to use eminent domain to acquire landowners’ property.

The company hopes to begin construction next year with the goal of making the pipeline operational in 2026. The pipeline, which would be the largest of its kind anywhere in the world, would carry liquified carbon dioxide from ethanol plants in Iowa and surrounding states to a site in North Dakota, where the company hopes for reconsideration and approval of a previously denied permit.

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