Advocates push for public power

CARBON CAPTURE:

• After hearing closing arguments, Iowa regulators are now poised to decide whether Summit Carbon Solutions will receive permits and be allowed to use eminent domain to build a carbon pipeline. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)
• A Minnesota environmental analysis of Summit’s project finds that a 28-mile segment through the state would have minimal effects on property values, noise and agricultural activity. (AgWeek)
• Some residents in northwestern Iowa remain steadfastly opposed to the project, concerned about a potential rupture on family farms. (KTIV)
• The U.S. EPA issues permits for the construction of underground carbon storage wells in two Indiana counties that will serve a fertilizer plant. (Indianapolis Business Journal)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• A tribal-led organization in the coming weeks will distribute 10 Ford-150 electric trucks and an electric Ford Mustang to six tribal fleets in Minnesota and North Dakota. (MPR)
• Michigan’s second-largest city will launch a three-year car-sharing pilot program that lets users rent electric vehicles for $5 an hour. (MLive)
• President Biden vetoes a Republican-backed measure to block waivers allowing foreign-made content in federally funded chargers. (Associated Press)
• Auto industry groups warn about the difficulty of tracking battery component sources as required under proposed federal rules. (E&E News)

OIL & GAS: 

• The director of North Dakota’s oil and gas department will retire later this year following a quarter-century career that included the state’s boom in production. (Inforum)
• The Ohio Supreme Court orders a lower court to reconsider a dispute between a fracking waste disposal company and a state agency that shut down the operator following local earthquakes. (Bloomberg Law)
• Suburban residents on Chicago’s south side report gas odors following a storage tank leak last week at BP’s Whiting refinery in Northwest Indiana. (WLS)