Iowa- home the Presidential state fair and its fair share of pipelines. One Iowan expressed these views of the Ames Tribune:
“I see only corporate greed, trampling of private property rights and a threat to Iowa’s environment. Here’s my beef: show me the public good. “
His comments reflect tw growing eminent domain trends:
- a message & campaign trend of “no eminent domain for private (corporate) gain”
- a legal trend of denying pipelines eminnet domain when the pipelines do not deliver products to the land area taken. (Courts throughout the country are looking for a direct public use or benefit.)