South Dakota now has a law that bans the use of eminent domain for CO2 pipelines. The law does not stop the pipeline, but means that eminent domain will not be used in that state. The law offers some home for people in Iowa hoping to stop the pipeline.

A new law in South Dakota prohibiting the use of eminent domain to acquire land for carbon capture pipelines raises questions about the viability of a proposed 2,500 mile (4,023-kilometer) project snaking through five Midwest states.

South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Thursday that he signed a bill banning the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines in that state, delivering a victory to property-rights activists who spent several years advocating for the bill.

Will the Summit carbon capture pipeline go forward now that South Dakota has banned it from using eminent domain? The company and opponents disagree

Summit says the measure changes the rules in the middle of the game. Property rights are a stormy issue in South Dakota as Summit pursues its project.