Navigator CO2, one of three carbon dioxide pipeline companies seeking to build in Iowa, says today that it’s cancelling its proposal because of the unpredictable nature of regulatory and government processes in Iowa and South Dakota. Much of the pipeline would have run through Iowa.
The company wanted to build a more than 1,300-mile pipeline system to transport captured carbon dioxide from ethanol plants and other facilities to Illinois. The CO2 would be stored underground or used for other commercial purposes.
In September, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission denied Summit a permit, because its route did not conform with county ordinances.
The Iowa Capital Dispatch reports that Navigator then asked state utility regulators in Iowa to suspend its permit process while it awaited a decision from Illinois regulators. Less than two weeks ago it asked to pull its permit application in Illinois.
Navigator hadn’t filed a motion to withdraw its permit request in Iowa as of Friday morning.
South Dakota is the only Midwest state taking part in the Internal Revenue Service’s e-filing system test early next year.
The new program will compete with private, for-profit services run by companies like TurboTax, Taxact or Taxslayer.
The IRS says it was developing the free platform to save Americans’ money.
Snow tubing fees at Cone Park could increase for the first time in the park's history, according to the Sioux City Journal.
On Wednesday, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted unanimously in favor a proposal that would increase admission by $3 for the upcoming season.
If the City Council approves the fee hike, tubers would pay $13 on weekends (Friday through Sunday) and $10 on weekdays. The weekend fee would increase again the following year by $2 to $15, There would still be reduced rates for low-income families.
