LINCOLN- A rural Nebraska county delivered a blow on Tuesday to plans by an Iowa corporation to build a pipeline carrying carbon dioxide across the state. On a 3-0 vote, the Stanton County Board denied a conditional use permit for Summit Carbon Solutions, which is seeking to build the carbon pipeline to connect to more than 50 ethanol plants across the midwest.

Stanton County Clerk Wanda Heermann said commissioners believed they needed more information about potential health risks and possible foreign ownership of the company before they considered approving the permit. Summit Carbon Solutions, said Heermann, would have to reapply for a conditional use permit if it wants to try again to cross the northeast Nebraska community.

A spokeswoman for Summit said the company "respects the decision of the Stanton County Commissioners and will address their feedback. More than 90% of the landowners in Stanton County have signed voluntary easement agreements, demonstrating broad understanding and support of the project."

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