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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 …

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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 …

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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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Oil pipeline disputes raise tensions between U.S. and Canada
3 years, 7 months ago

Oil pipeline disputes raise tensions between U.S. and Canada

Associated Press  

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Months after President Joe Biden snubbed Canadian officials by canceling Keystone XL, an impending showdown over a second crude oil pipeline threatens to further strain ties between the two neighbors that were frayed during the Trump administration. Gretchen Whitmer, a top Biden ally, ordered Canadian energy company Enbridge last fall to shut down its Line 5 …

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Buoyed by Keystone XL, pipeline opponents want Biden to act
3 years, 10 months ago

Buoyed by Keystone XL, pipeline opponents want Biden to act

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — After President Joe Biden revoked Keystone XL’s presidential permit and shut down construction of the long-disputed pipeline that was to carry oil from Canada to Texas, opponents of other pipelines hoped the projects they’ve been fighting would be next. A look at some other high-profile pipeline projects and what actions Biden might take: DAKOTA ACCESS Opponents of the …

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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 …

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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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