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.

Hearings on Enbridge's Line 3 oil pipeline open in St. Paul
The 12-day "evidentiary hearing" before an administrative law judge will be a trial-like proceeding to gather information to help the Public Utilities Commission decide whether the project is needed.
Enbridge Inc. says four gaps were opened in enamel coating on one section of Line 5 in Michigan's Straits of Mackinac as a support anchor was being installed in 2014, but they didn't inform regulatory agencies.
Tribes launch review of controversial MN pipeline project
The tribes say their analysis will correct the "blatant inadequacies" of Minnesota's final environmental impact statement published in August detailing the potential effects of Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline.
Enbridge tax fight could cost northern Minn. counties millions of dollars
A major tax case between Enbridge Energy and the state heads to Minnesota Tax Court on Tuesday, which ultimately could leave 13 northern Minnesota counties on the hook for tens of millions of dollars.