"Kathy Stockdale says she has the unlucky distinction of having two of three planned carbon capture pipelines across Iowa proposing to run through the 550-acre Hardin County farm her family has owned for a century.

Summit Carbon Solutions' $4.5 billion project would run between her and her son, Kurtis', homes, while Navigator CO2 Ventures' $3 billion pipeline would cut across a nearby field.

"This land is part of us. We've worked hard to make improvements," said Stockdale, 71, adding that she feels "like my property rights are being taken away."

Stockdale was among about 100 Iowans Tuesday who joined what was billed as a "people's public hearing" at the Iowa Capitol. They called on lawmakers to impose stronger restrictions on the pipeline developers' use of eminent domain to force unwilling landowners to sell access to their property for their projects."

Donnelle Eller reports for the Des Moines Register March 29, 2022. [2]