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December 16, 2016

Iowa: Residents Fight Dakota Access Pipeline Use of Eminent Domain in Court
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Meanwhile, in Iowa, residents rallied in support of farmers and
landowners who are fighting the Dakota Access pipeline company's use of
eminent domain to seize their land to build the pipeline. The 14
landowners argued in a state court Thursday that regulators should not
have authorized the use of eminent domain in this case because the
pipeline does not serve the public good. Energy Transfer Partners, the
company behind the pipeline, is trying to argue this point is moot,
given that the pipeline has already been built, despite residents'
resistance.


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