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Fight over Canadian oil rages on after pipeline’s demise
3 years, 6 months ago

Fight over Canadian oil rages on after pipeline’s demise

Associated Press  

— The Keystone XL is dead after a 12-year attempt to build the oil pipeline, yet the fight over Canadian crude rages on as emboldened environmentalists target other projects and pressure President Joe Biden to intervene — all while oil imports from the north keep rising. On Wednesday, sponsors TC Energy and the province of Alberta gave up and declared …

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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 …

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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

Associated Press  

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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

Minnesota ruling boosts Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 replacement

Associated Press  

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 …

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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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Walz administration keeps up fight against Line 3
4 years, 4 months ago

Walz administration keeps up fight against Line 3

Associated Press  

Tim Walz’s administration said Tuesday it will appeal the latest approvals by state utility regulators for Enbridge Energy’s plan to replace its old and corroding Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. “The Department of Commerce’s appeal is a part of that process, and it is important to ensure clarity in the steps that Minnesota takes to evaluate and …

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