America’s Corn Belt Bristles at $8 Billion Lifeline
Leaders of a proposed carbon pipeline say it will boost demand for the grain and create thousands of Midwest jobs. So why are some farmers so opposed?
It hasn’t gone as planned. After regulator pushback and vocal opposition from farmers who don’t want to be anywhere near a project, they claim tramples on landowner rights, Summit Carbon Solutions has gone back to the drawing board to revise the pipeline’s path 6,300 times. The project’s expected start has been delayed until early 2026, two years later than initial projections, with the estimated cost nearly doubling to about $8 billion.