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Wolf Carbon Solutions withdraws petition to build 95-mile carbon capture pipeline in eastern Iowa

proposed pipeline route in eastern Iowa
Iowa Utilities Board
proposed pipeline route in eastern Iowa

Plans for building a carbon capture pipeline in eastern Iowa are now on hold.

Wolf Carbon Solutions withdrew its petition to build a 95-mile pipeline through Linn, Cedar, Clinton and Scott counties, according to a filing sent Monday morning, December 2nd, to the Iowa Utilities Commission.

The filing states in part, “Wolf has decided to cease pursuit of the required regulatory approvals at this time, as Wolf does not deem it to be an efficient utilization of resources for the Commission staff to continue processing the Petition without any certainty around Wolf’s timing for proceeding on the Project.”

The company will determine at a later date if they should reapply.

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Brady is a 2021 Augustana College graduate majoring in Multimedia Journalism-Mass Communication and Political Science. Over the last eight years, he has reported in central Illinois at various media outlets, including The Peoria Journal Star, WCBU Peoria Public Radio, Advanced Media Partners, and WGLT Bloomington-Normal's Public Media.