Environment
Mo. River Flood Case May Go to Trial
‘Waited Long Enough’: Missouri River Flood Settlement Collapses, Trial Sought
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — Settlement negotiations have broken down between the U.S. government and nearly 400 farmers along the Missouri River seeking compensation for repeated...
Summit Pipeline Moves Forward in Iowa
Summit Carbon Solutions Pipeline Gets New Path Forward After Iowa Permit Change
Editor’s note: This story originally published on July 2 but has been updated with new information.
CO2 Pipeline Changes Spark Iowa Fight
Summit Drops Iowa Counties From CO2 Pipeline Route; Landowners Continue Fight
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — Though Summit Carbon Solutions proposes to cut 400 landowners and 200 miles out of its proposed carbon dioxide pipeline route, Iowa...
Groups Seek Fed Action on Nitrates
Coalition Calls ‘Nitrate Inaction’ an ‘Egregious Dereliction of Duty’ by EPA
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — A coalition of more than 80 environmental groups asked the Trump administration to reduce nitrate pollution in lakes, rivers and groundwater,...
Farmland Owner Wins PFI Legacy Award
Farmland Owner Recognized for Sustainable Ag
OMAHA (DTN) — Sixty-two percent of farmland in the Midwest is owned by non-operating landowners, according to the Nature Conservancy.
SD Farmers Seek Damages From Summit
South Dakota Farmers Sue Summit Carbon Solutions for Alleged Trespassing in 2023
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — Brown County, South Dakota, farmers Jared and Tara Bossly asked a state court on Thursday to award damages for trespassing, nuisance...
Iowa Losing Ethanol Edge to Cornhuskers
Iowa Ethanol Leaders Warn of Farm and Biofuel Crisis Over Lack of Carbon Capture
OMAHA (DTN) — Iowa biofuel and farm leaders are warning that the state could lose its long-held competitive edge in ethanol production without access to...
Enviros Sue EPA on Packing Plant Regs
Environmental Groups Challenge Trump Decision to Scrap Meat, Poultry Wastewater Regulations
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — Environmental groups on Sept. 15 asked a federal appeals court to review the Trump administration’s final action to impose no additional...
CSB Points to Dust in Plant Explosion
Deadly Biofuels Plant Explosion in Nebraska Likely Caused by Ignited Wood Dust
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — The explosion that killed three people at the Horizon Biofuels plant in Fremont, Nebraska, in July was most likely ignited by...
Summit Announces Carbon Pipeline Plan
Summit Announces Landowner Incentives, Money for Communities on Pipeline Route
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — Summit Carbon Solutions said it is ready to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to partnering with...