Takeaways from AP and Lee's report on a pipeline company's lawsuits against Midwest farmers

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : But under current rules, the process for turning ethanol into aviation fuel would need to emit less carbon dioxide to qualify for tax breaks intended to reduce greenhouse gases.
51% : MANSFIELD, S.D. (AP) -- The company behind a proposed pipeline that would transport carbon dioxide emissions from ethanol plants across five Midwest states and store it underground in North Dakota filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners in recent years, an analysis by Lee Enterprises and The Associated Press found.
30% : Ho-Chunk Nation, Country Boom, West Salem schools seek County Farm land California man accused of threatening La Farge organic farming watchdog group Lawrence Matthew Lonetree-Burgess Update: Police identify boaters who went missing Thursday on the Wisconsin River Tellurian halts plan to open La Crosse mental health crisis facility over government budget cuts No La Crosse city council incumbents survive election challengers Here are key takeaways from the report: Summit sprayed landowners with lawsuits The analysis found Summit brought 232 lawsuits against landowners across South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa - including lawsuits seeking access to property for surveys.

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