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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 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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Panel grills Walz commissioner over Line 3 pipeline appeal
4 years, 4 months ago

Panel grills Walz commissioner over Line 3 pipeline appeal

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A member of Gov. Tim Walz’s Cabinet faced sharp questioning at a confirmation hearing Friday for approving an appeal over a controversial pipeline project in a dispute that could cost him his job. Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley is under fire because his agency on Wednesday appealed a decision by the independent Public Utilities Commission to approve Enbridge Energy’s …

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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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