Gov. Larry Rhoden announced that he has signed HB1052 into law. In his two-page letter to the Legislature, the governor wrote: "I made my decision based on my own consideration of the facts, the policy arguments,

Gov. Rhoden signed HB 1052, a bill that would prohibit companies from using eminent domain to acquire land for the construction of CO2 pipelines.

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill Thursday banning the use of eminent domain to build carbon dioxide pipelines, dealing a huge blow to developers of what’s been billed as the world’s largest CO2 storage and transportation network.