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Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC v. Palo Alto County

Date
2024
Geography
Iowa
Part of
Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC v. Palo Alto County

About this case

Filing year
2024
Status
Complaint filed.
Geography
Docket number
3:24-cv-3006
Court/admin entity
United States → Federal Courts → N.D. Iowa
Case category
Constitutional Claims → Other Constitutional Claims
Principal law
United States → Iowa Hazardous Liquid Pipelines and Storage Facilities StatuteUnited States → Local LawsUnited States → Pipeline Safety ActUnited States → Supremacy Clause
At issue
Lawsuit challenging Iowa county's zoning ordinance amendments regulating hazardous liquid pipelines.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
01/19/2024
Complaint
Complaint filed.
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A carbon dioxide pipeline developer filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the Northern District of Iowa challenging Palo Alto County’s zoning ordinance amendments regulating use of land for hazardous liquid pipelines.

Summary

Lawsuit challenging Iowa county's zoning ordinance amendments regulating hazardous liquid pipelines.