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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.

What does the Line 3 approval mean for Minnesotans?

What does the Line 3 approval mean for Minnesotans?

MPR News reporter Dan Kraker speaks with a union leader and an environmental organizer, and takes calls from across the state to gauge reaction on regulators' recent permitting of the controversial pipeline.
by Dan Kraker

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Line 3 still has regulatory ground to plow before bringing in bulldozers

Line 3 still has regulatory ground to plow before bringing in bulldozers

Before Enbridge Energy can bring in the bulldozers and backhoes to build its Line 3 pipeline across northern Minnesota, it still has to go through more months of regulatory scrutiny.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Protesters continue fight to stop Line 3 oil pipeline in Minnesota

Protesters continue fight to stop Line 3 oil pipeline in Minnesota

"I was so disappointed by the decision that the PUC made that certified the need for this pipeline because we don't need it," protester Tracy Kugler said. "We can generate power in so many other, better ways."
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'This isn't the end,' Enbridge and pipeline opponents agree

'This isn't the end,' Enbridge and pipeline opponents agree

A day after state regulators granted a critical approval for a new pipeline across northern Minnesota, both supporters and opponents of Enbridge Energy's Line 3 are preparing for months of continuing debate before ground is broken on the project.
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Line 3 opponents girding for fight over approved pipeline

Line 3 opponents girding for fight over approved pipeline

"Minnesota did not want Standing Rock, but this is their Standing Rock. They will have it," said Winona LaDuke, executive director of Honor the Earth. "They could have done the right thing, and they would not have this conflict. But be prepared, because we are preparing."
by Dan Kraker

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PUC backs Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline, sets route

PUC backs Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline, sets route

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted 5-0 Thursday to approve a certificate of need for the controversial northern Minnesota project. Commissioners, though, were divided over the route.
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dan Kraker

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Hearing turns to talk about possible Line 3 routes

Hearing turns to talk about possible Line 3 routes

Much of the discussion during the first three days of hearings has focused on whether a new pipeline is needed. Now the focus has shifted to what route the proposed pipeline should take if the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission determines there is a need.
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PUC-what? A who's who on the Minnesota commission deciding on Line 3 pipeline

PUC-what? A who's who on the Minnesota commission deciding on Line 3 pipeline

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will decide this week whether to grant a "Certificate of Need" to Enbridge Energy for a new Line 3 oil pipeline. Here's a look at who these commissioners are and what other decisions they make for the state.
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