Several years ago an oil pipeline that went through damaged soil quality. This pipeline has unprecedented objections from counties and farmers for the same reasons. Polk County Supervisors are drafting a letter to object to Navigator CO2 Venture's proposed 1,300-mile pipeline project, multiple supervisors tell Axios. - The route would cross 33 of Iowa's 99 counties, including the northeast portion of Polk. Why it matters: It's a showdown between property owner rights and a business that contends its project offers widespread economic and environmental benefits to the public. Catch up fast: Navigator CO2 is a spinoff of the Dallas-based company Navigator Energy Services. - Its proposed Heartland Greenway project <https://link.axios.com/click/28756470.17241/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWN1cmVzZXJ2ZXJjZG4ubmV0LzE5Mi4xNjkuMjIwLjg1L2Qzby4xNTEubXlmdHB1cGxvYWQuY29tL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDIyLzA4L0hlYXJ0bGFuZC1HcmVlbndheS1JbmZvcm1hdGlvbmFsLURlY2stSVVCLTJuZC1Sb3VuZC1GSU5BTC5wZGY_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfYXhpb3Nsb2NhbF9kZXNtb2luZXMmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/60672ee49426d54b196daa74B4ffe241a> would capture carbon dioxide from ethanol and fertilizer plants in five states and permanently store it underground in central Illinois. Driving the news: The pipeline route has been adjusted since it was first proposed in November. As a result, additional public meetings <https://link.axios.com/click/28756470.17241/aHR0cHM6Ly93Y2MuZWZzLmlvd2EuZ292L2NzL2lkY3BsZz9JZGNTZXJ2aWNlPUdFVF9GSUxFJlJldmlzaW9uU2VsZWN0aW9uTWV0aG9kPWxhdGVzdCZhbGxvd0ludGVycnVwdD0xJmREb2NOYW1lPTIwOTQyMjAmbm9TYXZlQXM9MSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfYXhpb3Nsb2NhbF9kZXNtb2luZXMmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/60672ee49426d54b196daa74B266d4c9d> have been set as part of an approval process through the Iowa Public Utilities Board (IUB). - A Polk County meeting is at noon on Sept. 21. A location hasn't yet been set. What's happening: Polk plans to join about two dozen other Iowa counties in objecting to the project in a letter to the IUB prior to next month's meeting, supervisor’s chairperson Angela Connolly told Axios. - The driving concern is the use of eminent domain but there's also worry about its impact on soil quality <https://link.axios.com/click/28756470.17241/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL2Rlcy1tb2luZXMvMjAyMi8wMS8yNS9pb3dhLXBpcGVsaW5lLXByb2plY3RzLXNvaWwtaW1wYWN0LWFncmljdWx0dXJlP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbG9jYWxfZGVzbW9pbmVzJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/60672ee49426d54b196daa74B2bf2484e>, supervisor Matt McCoy said. The other side: Navigator wants landowners to hear them out so they better understand the project, company spokesperson Elizabeth Burns-Thompson told Axios Tuesday. - Property owners would be compensated for easements and loss in crop production. Restoration projects would help return soil to pre-pipeline conditions. - The project is a $1.8 billion investment in Iowa that will generate millions of dollars in property tax revenue and thousands of construction jobs, she said. - *Axios Des Moines* *By Jason Clayworth and Linh Ta · Aug 17, 2022* -- *Debbie Neustadt* *Water Sentinels* *Sierra Club* *Des Moines, Iowa* *515-441-1901* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to [log in to unmask] For all the latest news and activities, sign up for Sierra Club Insider (http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra-club-email/insider), the Club's twice-monthly flagship e-newsletter.
