Army Corps of Engineers grants final federal Line 3 permit
Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday approved the final federal permit for Enbridge Energy’s planned Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, bringing the project a step closer to construction. In a release from its St. Paul office, the Corps said it determined the Line 3 project “is compliant with all federal laws and regulations.” Col. Karl Jansen, commander of the St. Paul District, said the decision followed “an exhaustive review” and extensive work with federal and state regulators, Native American tribes, environmental groups and Enbridge. “These permits are yet another science-based approval for the project moving Line 3 closer to the start of construction,” Enbridge said in a statement. We need a stay on construction of Line 3 so that Trump can’t rush this pipeline ahead while key legal challenges play out,” Andy Pearson, Midwest Tar Sands Coordinator at MN350, said in a statement.