The plan to build a 2,000-mile natural gas pipeline through five Midwestern states has sparked heated debate in Iowa, where hundreds of landowners and expert witnesses are facing off over politics and property rights.
DES MOINES, Iowa “My friend, she’s laying on the ground, and she’s shaking. She’s kinda’ drooling out the mouth, I don’t know if she’s having a seizure or what. We need somebody quick!” A 911 caller stranded on the highway in Satartia, Miss., pleaded for help.
Federal pipeline regulators held meetings in Des Moines to hear safety concerns from industry experts and opponents of proposed carbon sequestration pipelines.
Iowans protested outside the downtown Des Moines Marriott where pipeline leaders are holding a conference. They want a moratorium on carbon dioxide pipelines until there are more regulations.