We survived HS2 now a huge pipeline backed by Reeves could split our farm in two'

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The Independent emphasizes on-the-ground coverage across reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech while soliciting donations to fund journalism and avoid paywalls. A Cheshire dairy farmer, Peter Oakes, received notice of a proposed 300 metre-wide pipeline crossing his 160-acre Park Farm. The route is one of two options in the county for a 120-mile underground line to carry captured carbon dioxide from cement and lime-making quarries in Staffordshire and Derbyshire to storage under the Irish Sea. The Peak Cluster project received £28m from the government's National Wealth Fund. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the project would modernise industry, create jobs and deliver carbon capture infrastructure. Farmers who previously faced the HS2 threat now confront another major land intrusion.

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