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The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) is responsible for regulating utilities, including electric, gas, and pipelines. Over the years, as the Iowa Chapter has engaged in cases handled by the IUB, it has become obvious that there are serious shortcomings.

In many respects Iowa's easement laws have not kept up with the cross-state, regional or cross-nation transporting of energy and minerals, particularly in adequately compensating the landowner for the use of his or her land. Although the landowners...

Private property rights comprise one of the core values conferred on citizens of the United States. At the same time, government entities need to acquire land for schools, roads and other public purposes. Likewise, utility companies need rights-of...

A Field Day held at the LaVerne Johnson farm looked at a solution for restoring farmland damaged during the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. Johnson consulted with an agronomist, Dr. Michael McNeill, to find a solution that would return...

A Field Day held at the LaVerne Johnson farm looked at a solution for restoring farmland damaged during the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. The first year after the pipeline was construction, Johnson’s crop in the easement was a failure...