Minnesota farm country weighs carbon pipeline protest
In Fergus Falls Minnesota residents debated Summit Carbon Solutions plan to move carbon dioxide via a 28 mile Minnesota pipe line to North Dakota as part of a larger 2 500 mile network. Regulators weigh safety and climate benefits while supporters say the project helps ethanol markets and rural profits.
Heat waves bake Phoenix as 100th straight day above 100
Amid Labor Day heat in downtown Phoenix vendors sell water and snacks as thermometers climb to 103 degrees. The city marks its 100th consecutive day with at least 100 F, breaking the 1993 record of 76 days. Experts link the streak to human-caused climate change and warn of ongoing extreme heat across the West with heat warnings through Friday.
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Summit Carbon Expansion Meetings Set Across Iowa Counties
Summit Carbon Solutions has dates for public information meetings in 23 Iowa counties as it seeks to expand its 2,500 mile pipeline network. The Iowa Utilities Board recently approved 690 miles of initial Iowa route with eminent domain rights, and the company plans to extend by over 350 miles to connect more ethanol plants. Meetings in northeast Iowa run Sept 9–11 in Buc hanan Bremer Butler Fayette Floyd counties with sessions in Hazleton Oelwein Waverly Greene and Charles City to inform residents about safety environmental protections and project benefits.
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