PSC chair recuses herself from Summit pipeline decisions
31 Oct 2022
The chair of the North Dakota Public Service Commission has recused herself from any siting decisions on the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions carbon dioxide pipeline.
Julie Fedorchak said she and her husband own land in Oliver County, and a year ago they signed a contract with Summit to store CO2 on their land. She told her two fellow regulators that she wants to avoid any perceived conflict of interest in the case, Prairie Public reported.
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