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Pipeline opposition testimony disqualified over submission of fabricated photo

Pennsylvania woman traveled to South Dakota to testify against Navigator CO2 project

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Aug 10, 2023
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The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) meets on August 3rd regarding a permit for the Navigator pipeline. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)

PIERRE – A Pennsylvania woman who flew to South Dakota to testify on the Navigator CO2 pipeline had a portion of her testimony thrown out late Tuesday.

All because of a fabricated photo of a tractor.

Dana Bosma, who lives in a suburb of Philadelphia, testified before the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Aug. 3 against the Navigator pipeline.

Bosma, who owns land in Lincoln County along the proposed pipeline route, submitted a picture of a tractor submerged deep in mud, which she told the commission she took on her land in South Dakota. The image was intended to suggest that a piece of farm equipment could sink deep in the mud and ultimately hit a carbon pipeline, triggering an explosion.

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