Carbon pipeline company asks SD regulator to recuse herself; regulator declines

Commissioner’s relatives control a trust that owns land on the route, but she says ‘I do not have a legal conflict’

Jan 06, 2025

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The three members of South Dakota’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Kristie Fiegen, the PUC’s chair, sits in the center. (Austin Goss/The Dakota Scout)

The company proposing a carbon dioxide pipeline has formally requested that a South Dakota regulator recuse herself from the project’s permit application because of an alleged conflict of interest, but…

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A guest post by

Joshua Haiar, SD Searchlight

Joshua Haiar is a reporter based in Sioux Falls. Born and raised in Mitchell, he joined the Navy as a public affairs specialist after high school and then earned a degree from the University of South Dakota.