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Wisconsin tribe and other groups move to block pipeline reroute plans

MADISON, Wis. — A northern Wisconsin tribe along with a coalition of groups moved Thursday to block plans to reroute an aging pipeline around the tribe’s reservation, arguing state regulators have underestimated the environmental damage that construction would cause. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa filed a lawsuit in Ashland County asking a judge to stay the state …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tribe and environmental groups urge Wisconsin officials to rule against relocating pipeline

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A tribal leader and conservationists urged state officials Thursday to reject plans to relocate part of an aging northern Wisconsin pipeline, warning that the threat of a catastrophic spill would still exist along the new route. About 12 miles of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline runs across the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation. Bad …

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11 months ago

Enbridge appeals to vacate an order that would shut down its pipeline

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — An attorney for the energy company Enbridge tried to persuade a federal appellate court Thursday to vacate an order that would shut down part of a pipeline running through a Wisconsin tribal reservation. About 12 miles of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline runs across the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation. The company contends that U.S. …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Michigan panel wants details on Great Lakes oil tunnel plan

Associated Press

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A Michigan regulatory panel said Thursday that it needs more information about safety risks before it can rule on Enbridge Energy’s plan to extend an oil pipeline through a tunnel beneath a waterway linking two of the Great Lakes. Enbridge has obtained permits from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy and awaits word …

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3 years, 6 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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3 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why a rural pipeline is a climate battleground

Associated Press

As Enbridge Energy prepares to finish rebuilding an oil pipeline across rural northern Minnesota, protesters are occupying part of the construction area and pledging a “summer of resistance” on the ground and in court. Enbridge, which has obtained all necessary state and federal permits for the Line 3 project, says it will be finished by year’s end. During a protest …

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3 years, 11 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 …

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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 …

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4 years, 1 month 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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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 …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Michigan governor seeks shutdown of Great Lakes oil pipeline

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gretchen Whitmer took legal action Friday to shut down …

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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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4 years, 9 months ago

Enbridge seeks permits to build Great Lakes oil tunnel

Associated Press

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Enbridge Inc. applied Wednesday for state and federal authorization to construct an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the Michigan waterway that connects two of the Great Lakes. Enbridge submitted a joint application to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “The Great Lakes Tunnel Project unequivocally is the …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Minnesota regulators put Line 3 oil pipeline back on track

Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota utility regulators put Enbridge Energy’s plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline back on track Monday, approving a court-ordered revised environmental review and reinstating two key approvals that the company needs to proceed with the disputed project. “The PUC has repeatedly ignored unacceptable risks to Minnesota’s clean water and to the communities …

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5 years, 6 months ago

Enbridge pipeline project hits another Minnesota obstacle

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Enbridge Energy’s plan to replace an aging crude oil pipeline that runs through northern Minnesota hit another obstacle Tuesday when two state agencies said they would hold up approval of the project’s permits until problems with its environmental review are resolved. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday that they can’t take final …

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5 years, 10 months ago

Enbridge delays Line 3 pipeline opening in Minnesota by year

Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Enbridge Energy is delaying the startup of its planned Line 3 replacement crude oil pipeline through northern Minnesota by a year. Under the permitting timeline that Minnesota presented to Enbridge on Friday, the Calgary, Alberta-based company said certifications on all remaining state permits required for constructing Line 3 will be provided by this November. “We now …

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Wisconsin tribe and other groups move to block pipeline reroute plans

Tribe and environmental groups urge Wisconsin officials to rule against relocating pipeline

Enbridge appeals to vacate an order that would shut down its pipeline

Michigan panel wants details on Great Lakes oil tunnel plan

Biden administration passes up chance to block oil pipeline

EXPLAINER: Why a rural pipeline is a climate battleground

Michigan approves Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel permits

Enbridge rejects Michigan’s demand to shut down oil pipeline

Enbridge starts construction on Line 3 in Minnesota

Army Corps of Engineers grants final federal Line 3 permit

Michigan governor seeks shutdown of Great Lakes oil pipeline

Minnesota grants key permits for Line 3 crude oil pipeline

Enbridge seeks permits to build Great Lakes oil tunnel

Minnesota regulators put Line 3 oil pipeline back on track

Enbridge pipeline project hits another Minnesota obstacle

Enbridge delays Line 3 pipeline opening in Minnesota by year