Summit Carbon Solutions sues PUC to have Commissioner Fiegen recuse herself from permit process

Summit Carbon Solutions has filed a lawsuit against the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, demanding Commissioner Kristie Fiegen recuse herself from its pipeline permit application. Summit argues in the lawsuit, Fiegen’s family owns land along the pipeline route which is a conflict of interest. Fiegen did recuse herself last time Summit went before the PUC with this pipeline permit application, but has refused to withdraw this time saying she has no legal reason to do so. South Dakota is the last state Summit needs to get approval from before it can begin work on its billion dollar Co2 sequestration project.