IOWA FALLS, Iowa —

At the Stockdale farm in Iowa Falls, landowner Kathy Stockdale said she wasn’t surprised Summit Carbon Solutions moved to amend its permit to build a carbon capture pipeline through Iowa, but she questioned the timing as a key legal fight nears.

“My initial thought was, ‘Why are they doing this now, when we are going to court Oct. 10?’” Stockdale said.

The Oct. 10 court date stems from a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Iowa Utilities Commission’s pro-CO2 ruling last year.

Stockdale said the new amendment, filed Monday to change the pipeline’s size and route, won’t ease opposition.

She called the request premature.

“They just want to get the permits in Iowa,” Stockdale said. “But we have no idea where they want to take it, because they can’t get through Sout

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