CO2 Pipeline Dangers: Kari Hume's Fight Against Tallgrass Energy
9/18/2026 Shows ↗ (Jump To Original Content)
On this episode of Rural Route, host Trent Loos talks with Kari Hume from Logan County, Colorado, about the hidden dangers of CO2 pipelines. Hume explains how Tallgrass Energy built a gas compressor station just 951 feet from her family's home without proper notice, then began pumping CO2 through an old pipeline without a valid easement. She describes scary symptoms from a sulfur smell, growing safety fears, and confusing rules about who actually regulates these dangerous pipelines. Trent and Hume break down corrosion risks, huge tax credit programs driving pipeline expansion, and what every landowner must know before signing an easement agreement.
