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Oil and water: The Line 3 debate

Enbridge's new, larger Line 3 pipeline, which carries crude oil across northern Minnesota, was completed in 2021 and began operating in October. But the debate over the project's impact on climate, water and tribal treaty rights continues.

Trial starts for climate protesters in Trump, pipeline country

Trial starts for climate protesters in Trump, pipeline country

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of three people accused of illegally trying to shut down a pair of oil pipelines in Clearwater County. They argue their actions were justified to head off even greater harm from climate change. But they'll have to persuade jurors in a county where pipelines mean jobs.
by Dan Kraker

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Climate change trial: MN jury to decide if protesters' lawbreaking is justified

Climate change trial: MN jury to decide if protesters' lawbreaking is justified

On Monday, three activists who briefly shut down two oil pipelines in Leonard, Minn., two years ago will argue their civil disobedience was justified because climate change is an imminent danger. It could be a bellwether case.
by Dan Kraker

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Environmental, tribal groups ask PUC to reconsider Line 3

Environmental, tribal groups ask PUC to reconsider Line 3

Environmental and tribal groups have asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to reconsider its approval of Enbridge Energy's plans to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Opponents of Enbridge Line 3 pipeline project file appeal

Opponents of Enbridge Line 3 pipeline project file appeal

Opponents of Enbridge Energy's planned Line 3 replacement are asking the Minnesota Court of Appeals to declare that the environmental review for the controversial project fails to meet the legal requirements and needs to be redone.
by The Associated Press

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