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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.

For towns along Line 3, pipeline workers brought welcome boom — while it lasted

For towns along Line 3, pipeline workers brought welcome boom — while it lasted

The construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline brought a flood of workers to communities along its 340-mile route across northern Minnesota. With the pipeline complete, business is returning to normal.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Enbridge says Line 3 replacement complete, opens Friday

Enbridge says Line 3 replacement complete, opens Friday

The project was completed despite stiff opposition from tribes, environmentalists and others that the 337-mile pipeline violated treaty rights, would worsen climate change and would risk spills. Enbridge said it was necessary to replace and expand a deteriorating pipeline built in the 1960s.
by The Associated Press

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Criminal cases against Line 3 protesters stress rural Minnesota legal system

Criminal cases against Line 3 protesters stress rural Minnesota legal system

Hundreds of pipeline cases are straining resources in the northern Minnesota counties where most of the protests took place. Some protesters say they have had to wait months for a public defender.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Enbridge ordered to pay $3.3 million for an aquifer breach

Enbridge ordered to pay $3.3 million for an aquifer breach

The Minnesota DNR says Enbridge pierced a groundwater aquifer in Clearwater County during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline, causing an estimated release of more than 24 million gallons of groundwater from the aquifer, posing a risk to rare wetlands.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Omar, other ‘squad’ members appeal to Biden on pipeline

Omar, other ‘squad’ members appeal to Biden on pipeline

Minneapolis U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and Democratic members of Congress want President Biden to stop the nearly completed Line 3 replacement pipeline project. Republican legislators from northern Minnesota say there’s no reason to block the project.
by Matt Sepic and Tim Pugmire

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Advocates hope White Earth wild rice case will boost 'rights of nature'

Advocates hope White Earth wild rice case will boost 'rights of nature'

The White Earth Nation filed suit last month against the state Department of Natural Resources in tribal court, contending a water use permit for the Enbridge Energy Line 3 pipeline puts wild rice at risk. Experts say the case for protecting wild rice in Minnesota could be important for the larger rights of nature movement.
by Dan Gunderson

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As Line 3 nears completion, pipeline battles are far from over

As Line 3 nears completion, pipeline battles are far from over

Opponents don't plan to give up trying to stop the pipeline, even as their legal options dwindle. They plan to continue contesting Line 3 through protests and in court even after oil begins flowing from Alberta, Canada.
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Minnesota court deals yet another setback to pipeline foes

Minnesota court deals yet another setback to pipeline foes

The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed a decision by state pollution regulators to issue a water quality certification for Enbridge Energy's Line 3 crude oil pipeline, the latest setback for opponents who are trying to stop the project as it nears completion.
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