OMAHA (DTN) — Voters in South Dakota overwhelmingly rejected a state law that would have dictated how counties regulate carbon pipelines in the state.
The vote, which is not finalized was nearly 60% opposed to the law and defeated in all but one county in the state. The referendum, known as Referred Law 21, challenged a law passed by legislators’ earlier this year, Senate Bill 201.
That will set back efforts for Summit Carbon Solutions and its plans to build a 2,000-mile carbon pipeline that would capture and ship carbon dioxide emissions from 57 ethanol plants. The plan is to sink the carbon in North Dakota so the pipeline needs to navigate regulations in South Dakota to operate.
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