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ABERDEEN, S.D. – The fight for eminent domain reform is gaining momentum, and some communities and counties across the state are drafting and attempting to pass legal language in efforts to counter what they consider illegal taking of property. The move come as an estimated $4.5 billion Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline would collect carbon dioxide […]

JULY 18, 2023: PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A group of South Dakota lawmakers has begun circulating a petition in hopes...

Opponents of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipeline projects in South Dakota have forged a unique coalition including Republicans, Democrats, climate change deniers and environmentalists.

Twenty-four state Representatives and three Senators are asking the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission to take an action it apparently has not done for some time.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem said on July 12, 2023, lawmakers don’t have a consensus on the subject of possibly amending law to protect property owners from carbon pipelines that might utilize eminent domain. Governor...

“It hasn’t mattered to me, in this fight, who is a Democrat, who is a Republican,” said state Rep. Karla Lems.

FORT DODGE — Republicans, constituents and politicians called each other to action Saturday to fight against pipeline companies using eminent domain to acquire farmland, saying some GOP officials are not

Over 500 people stood for property rights at the South Dakota capitol building July 6, 2023. The group called on Gov. Kristi Noem and the South Dakota legislature to call a special session to protect...

The crowd at a Fort Dodge gathering voiced disappointment in state Republican leaders for failing to prohibit pipeline companies from taking land

The crowd at a Fort Dodge gathering voiced disappointment in state Republican leaders for failing to prohibit pipeline companies from taking land