Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Iowa board gets 3,700 objections on proposed oil pipeline

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A utilities board that will soon decide whether to allow a private company to build an oil pipeline in Iowa says it has received roughly 3,700 objections on the project.

The Iowa Utilities Board says in a report filed Friday that statements against the proposed pipeline were received between November and July. The board also received about 560 letters of support for the pipeline.

The report says the objections include more than 2,600 statements submitted in July by several groups. Many objections focused on whether the board should allow Dakota Access, LLC to access private land for the pipeline.

The report says letters of support focused on potential jobs generated from the pipeline's construction.

The board is expected to rule on the pipeline's future before the end of the year.

Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.