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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.

Line 3 opponents accuse supporters of cheating ticket system at PUC hearings

Line 3 opponents accuse supporters of cheating ticket system at PUC hearings

The hotly contested Line 3 pipeline proposal at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission attracted so much attention that PUC staff distributed tickets on a first-come-first-served basis, prompting some to question the system's fairness.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Youth Climate Intervenor testifies against Line 3 before Public Utilities Commission

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is expected to make a decision late next week on the controversial Line three pipeline. Cathy Wurzer spoke to one of the climate change activists who testified before the utilities commission this week.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Regulators focus on need for new pipeline as decision looms

Regulators focus on need for new pipeline as decision looms

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission worked through questions of Enbridge Energy and opponents of the Line 3 oil pipeline project on Tuesday, hinting that it might take them longer than expected to discuss the matter.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Rivers of Oil podcast, Episode 1: Pipes

Rivers of Oil podcast, Episode 1: Pipes

Pipelines are everywhere, 2.5 million miles of them, forming a web under our feet, our rivers, our roads. And today, nearly every time a new pipeline is proposed, it's met with protest. Now, the battle over those pipelines -- with all its costs and its chaos -- looks to be headed for Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker, Julie Siple, Cody Nelson and Bill Wareham

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Oil pipeline's fans, foes gear up for testimony over the fate of Enbridge's Line 3

Oil pipeline's fans, foes gear up for testimony over the fate of Enbridge's Line 3

With billboards, TV ads and mass mailings, the groups facing off over the Line 3 oil pipeline project in Minnesota are setting up for what could be a long, emotional fight, beginning with a key decision later this month at the Public Utilities Commission.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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