Minnesota issues another approval for disputed oil pipeline
4 years ago

Minnesota issues another approval for disputed oil pipeline

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota regulatory panel on Tuesday signed off on Enbridge Energy’s planned Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, leaving only one minor state permit to go before construction can begin. Enbridge said in a statement that the authorization to begin construction means only a final construction storm water permit is needed from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency before construction can begin. Line 3 begins in Alberta, Canada, and clips a corner of North Dakota before crossing Minnesota on its way to Enbridge’s terminal in Superior, Wisconsin. Opponents say the project threatens spills in pristine waters where Native Americans harvest wild rice and that the Canadian tar sands oil it would carry would aggravate climate change.

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Michigan regulators approve $500M pipeline tunnel project under channel linking 2 Great Lakes
1 year ago

Michigan regulators approve $500M pipeline tunnel project under channel linking 2 Great Lakes

Associated Press  

Michigan officials approved a $500 million plan Friday to encase in a protective tunnel a portion of an aging oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes, leaving just one more regulatory hurdle for the contentious project. The commission’s chairperson, Dan Scripps, said the tunnel is the best way to mitigate the risk of a spill as …

Feds leave future of Dakota Access pipeline’s controversial river crossing unclear in draft review
1 year, 3 months ago

Feds leave future of Dakota Access pipeline’s controversial river crossing unclear in draft review

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — Federal officials on Friday released a draft environmental review of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, but said they’re waiting for more input before deciding the future of the line’s controversial river crossing in North Dakota. The draft was released more than three years after a federal judge ordered the environmental review and revoked the permit for the …

Enbridge ordered to pay $3M for Line 3 groundwater leak
3 years, 3 months ago

Enbridge ordered to pay $3M for Line 3 groundwater leak

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota regulators have ordered Enbridge to pay more than $3 million for allegedly violating state environmental law by piercing a groundwater aquifer during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline replacement. The state Department of Natural Resources said Enbridge, while working near Clearbrook in January, dug too deeply into the ground and pierced an artesian aquifer, …

Biden administration passes up chance to block oil pipeline
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden administration passes up chance to block oil pipeline

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The Biden administration signaled in a court filing this week that it does not plan to cancel federal permits for Enbridge’s Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline project, despite pleas by Native Americans and environmental groups for the president to intervene. Wednesday’s filing by the Corps and its attorneys at the Department of Justice marks the first time President …

Minnesota court affirms approval of Line 3 oil pipeline
3 years, 6 months ago

Minnesota court affirms approval of Line 3 oil pipeline

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed state regulators’ key approvals of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project, in a dispute that drew over 1,000 protesters to northern Minnesota last week. A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 that the state’s independent Public Utilities Commission correctly granted Enbridge the certificate of need and route permit …

Police say nearly 250 arrested in Minnesota pipeline protest
3 years, 6 months ago

Police say nearly 250 arrested in Minnesota pipeline protest

Associated Press  

FARGO, N.D. — Nearly 250 people were arrested when protesters attempting to stop the final leg of the reconstruction of an oil pipeline across northwestern Minnesota took over a pump station, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. Hubbard County Sheriff Cory Aukes said that 43 workers at the Enbridge Energy Line 3 pump station were trapped inside the site for some …

Oil pipeline foes protest Enbridge’s Line 3 in Minnesota
3 years, 6 months ago

Oil pipeline foes protest Enbridge’s Line 3 in Minnesota

Associated Press  

SOLWAY, Minn. — Hundreds of protesters vowing to do whatever it takes to stop a Canadian-based company’s push to replace an aging pipeline blocked a pump station Monday in northern Minnesota, with some people chaining themselves to construction equipment before police began making arrests. Environmental and tribal groups say Enbridge Energy’s plan to rebuild Line 3, which would carry Canadian …

Enbridge’s Line 3 oil pipeline enters critical month in June
3 years, 6 months ago

Enbridge’s Line 3 oil pipeline enters critical month in June

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MINNEAPOLIS — June will be a critical month for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline as the company resumes construction and opponents mobilize for large-scale protests and civil disobedience. The opposition says the replacement pipeline, which would carry Canadian tar sands oil and regular crude, would aggravate climate change and risk spills in sensitive areas where Native Americans harvest …

Michigan approves Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel permits
3 years, 10 months ago

Michigan approves Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel permits

Associated Press  

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Michigan’s environmental agency said Friday it has approved construction of an underground tunnel to house a replacement for a controversial oil pipeline in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. The tunnel “will make a safe pipeline even safer,” spokesman Ryan Duffy said, describing the permit approval as “an important milestone” for a project “virtually …

Line 3 protesters chain themselves together in piece of pipe
3 years, 11 months ago

Line 3 protesters chain themselves together in piece of pipe

Associated Press  

BACKUS, Minn. — Two people accused of chaining themselves together inside a piece of pipe to protest construction of the Enbridge Energy Line 3 oil pipeline replacement in northern Minnesota were arrested Thursday morning, authorities said. Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch said the incident took place about 10:30 a.m. in McKinley Township, west of the town of Backus. One man …

Enbridge rejects Michigan’s demand to shut down oil pipeline
3 years, 11 months ago

Enbridge rejects Michigan’s demand to shut down oil pipeline

Associated Press  

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Enbridge said Tuesday it would defy Michigan’s demand to shut down an oil pipeline that runs through a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, contending that Gov. Dan Eichinger, director of the state Department of Natural Resources, described the letter as “Enbridge’s attempt to power-wash the company’s long history of violating the terms of the …

Minnesota regulators deny request to delay Line 3 pipeline
4 years ago

Minnesota regulators deny request to delay Line 3 pipeline

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota regulatory panel on Friday denied a request from two tribes to prevent Enbridge Energy from moving forward with its contentious Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement, which broke ground this week after receiving its final state permit. Commissioners said further delaying construction would hurt workers who have already arrived in northern Minnesota, and that the court …

Enbridge starts construction on Line 3 in Minnesota
4 years ago

Enbridge starts construction on Line 3 in Minnesota

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Enbridge Energy began construction on its Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement in Minnesota on Tuesday, a day after state regulators approved the final permit for the $2.6 billion project amid legal challenges from local activist and Indigenous groups. “The workforce will ramp up as construction continues eventually creating over 4,000 family-sustaining, mostly local construction jobs, millions of …

Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline
4 years ago

Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota regulators approved the final permit Monday for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, giving the company the green light to begin construction on the $2.6 billion project. “Line 3 is poised to provide significant economic benefits for counties, small businesses, Native American communities, and union members – bringing 4,200 family-sustaining, mostly local …

Army Corps of Engineers grants final federal Line 3 permit
4 years, 1 month ago

Army Corps of Engineers grants final federal Line 3 permit

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — 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 …

Most of advisory group quits over permit for Line 3 pipeline
4 years, 1 month ago

Most of advisory group quits over permit for Line 3 pipeline

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Twelve of 17 members of a group that advises the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on environmental justice issues have resigned over a permit for the controversial Enbridge Energy oil replacement project. The Environmental Justice Advisory Group delivered the letter Monday in protest of the agency’s approval last week of a key water quality permit for the …

Minnesota grants key permits for Line 3 crude oil pipeline
4 years, 1 month ago

Minnesota grants key permits for Line 3 crude oil pipeline

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota regulators granted a stack of important permits and approvals Thursday for Enbridge Energy’s planned Line 3 pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, setting the long-delayed $2.6 billion project on the road toward beginning construction soon. “The MPCA has used sound science and thorough analysis to ensure that necessary safeguards are in place to protect Minnesota’s waters,” Commissioner Laura …

Minnesota ruling boosts Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 replacement
4 years, 2 months ago

Minnesota ruling boosts Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 replacement

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota pollution regulators properly considered the construction impacts of Enbridge Energy’s plan to replace the 337-mile segment of its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline that crosses the state, an administrative law judge ruled Friday in a blow to environmental and tribal groups fighting the project. Judge James LaFave issued the opinion following a request by …

Enbridge completes 12-mile North Dakota stretch of Line 3
4 years, 2 months ago

Enbridge completes 12-mile North Dakota stretch of Line 3

Associated Press  

PEMBINA, N.D. — Enbridge Energy officials said Wednesday that they have completed a small section of its Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement project in North Dakota, leaving only the Minnesota stretch that has been challenged by state officials and others. Line 3 starts in Alberta and clips a corner of North Dakota before crossing northern Minnesota en route to …

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