A new law in South Dakota prohibiting the use of eminent domain to acquire land for carbon capture pipelines challenges the viability of a proposed project snaking through five Midwest states.

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed a bill on Thursday banning the use of eminent domain, which allows private land to be taken for public use, for the construction of carbon dioxide pipelines,

Gov. Larry Rhoden signed South Dakota House Bill 1052 into law Wedneday, prohibiting carbon pipeline companies from using eminent domain.

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has signed a bill that would ban the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines in. “We’ll continue to support the private property rights of our people and opportunities for value-added agriculture and our state as a whole.

PIERRE — South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Thursday that he signed a bill banning the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines, delivering a victory to property-rights

South Dakota's governor has signed a bill into law that bans the taking of private property for building carbon dioxide pipelines.

The move marks a major victory for landowners who have spent several years battling Summit Carbon Solutions' proposed use of eminent domain for its 2,500-mile carbon capture pipeline.

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has signed HB1052, a bill which will prohibit the use of eminent domain for CO2 pipelines.