McPherson County has created a moratorium on new pipeline construction in response to a proposed carbon capture pipeline that would pass through its jurisdiction.
Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions, an offshoot of Summit Agriculture Group, is behind the $4.5 billion Midwest Carbon Express project, with the goal of sending 12 millions tons of CO2 annually to western North Dakota, where it can be stored underground. It would be the largest carbon capture project in the world.