Couser v. Shelby, Iowa, County of

ELR Citation: 53 ELR 20108
No(s). 1:22-cv-00020-SMR-SBJ (S.D. Iowa Jul 10, 2023) (Rose, J.)

A district court granted a pipeline company's motion to preliminarily enjoin enforcement of an Iowa county zoning ordinance promulgated in response to the company's proposed carbon dioxide pipeline. The company argued the ordinance was preempted by the federal Pipeline Safety Act and by Iowa Code §...