“This is the Green New Deal.” Karla Lems summed up CO₂ pipelines in South Dakota for the John Birch Society’s documentary UNearthing the Carbon Pipeline by Stand Your Ground Studios. In this interview, she explains her journey from first finding out about the agenda behind the pipelines to her introduction of legislation to prevent the abuse of landowners through eminent domain.
South Dakota House Speaker pro tempore Karla J. Lems represents District 16, which includes areas such as Canton, Lennox, and Beresford in the southeastern part of the state. Lems is also a small business owner and property manager.