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Hundreds turn out in Brookings for forum with Rep. Jon Hansen, Navigator CO2's Elizabeth Burns-Thompson

Rep. Jon Hansen and Elizabeth Burns-Thompson of Navigator CO2 square off in a debate on carbon pipelines and the use of eminent domain Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in Brookings.. (Dave Bordewyk / South Dakota Newspaper Association)

A state lawmaker and an official representing a company planning a pipeline through South Dakota faced off in the first-ever eminent domain and property rights debate.

Navigator CO2 vice president of government and public affairs Elizabeth Burns-Thompson and Dell Rapids lawmaker Jon Hansen shared the stage Tuesday evening in Brookings during the “Property Rights & CO2 Pipeline” debate, hosted by The Dakota Scout, the South Dakota Federation of Republican Woman and the Sioux River Republican Women.

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