State-level office advocating for consumer on proposed Iowa pipeline
DES MOINES — The Iowa Office of Consumer Advocate was given little floor time during informational meetings on Navigator’s proposed carbon pipeline passing through several Iowa counties.
But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t play a significant role on behalf of the public. It may be successful in gathering information, which often was requested by residents at these meetings, and making it public.
While it’s still somewhat early to see exactly the role it might play in the Navigator project passing through Bremer and Buchanan counties, the office has put in notable work related to the one proposed by Summit Carbon Solutions, one of three proposed pipeline projects in the state of Iowa. …
In the Navigator case, Bold Iowa and the Ted W. Stein Trust have filed petitions to intervene, but IUB has yet to make a decision on them. …