Two meetings have taken place in Guthrie Center on the proposed carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline that Summit Carbon Solutions would like to build in Guthrie County.

The first occurred Monday night, and was hosted by residents of the county who are against the pipeline, with former Congressman Steve King appearing to discuss research that he has been doing into Summit, and into the dangers of high pressure CO2 pipelines. About 100 people attended the meeting to hear King, and ask him questions about his research on the topic.

The second meeting took place Tuesday night, and was an informational meeting hosted by the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) and Summit to give information to landowners in the corridor for the pipeline. The IUC started the meeting off with some general information about themselves, and the process for Summit getting a permit for their pipeline. Summit then took over with a panel of representatives to share information, and afterwards answered questions.

Residents asked multiple questions relating to land rights, safety, the topic of easements and eminent domain, and also made statements. There were roughly 150-200 individuals who attended the meeting, including many who had attended the meeting with King the night before. During the question and answer session, the majority of those who asked questions were against the pipeline, with the exception of a statement from the Regional Manager of Poet Biorefining.