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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.

Minnesota regulators set to resume work on Line 3 review

Minnesota regulators set to resume work on Line 3 review

State regulators denied a water quality permit for Enbridge Energy's proposed Line 3 replacement project on Friday, a procedural action in advance of a meeting scheduled for next week to lay out next steps for evaluating the controversial oil pipeline.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota Supreme Court rejects Line 3 pipeline challenges

Minnesota Supreme Court rejects Line 3 pipeline challenges

The decision means that state regulators can begin the process of fixing the controversial project’s environmental review, which is required before Enbridge Energy may obtain the permits it needs to begin construction.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota oil pipeline fight highlights Democratic dilemmas

Minnesota oil pipeline fight highlights Democratic dilemmas

A divisive fight over the future of a crude-oil pipeline across Minnesota is pinning presidential candidates between environmentalists and trade unions in a 2020 battleground state, testing their campaign promises to ease away from fossil fuels.
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State regulators to revisit Line 3 environmental review; won't appeal court ruling

State regulators to revisit Line 3 environmental review; won't appeal court ruling

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission announced Wednesday that it would not ask the state Supreme Court to reconsider a lower court ruling that its environmental review of the Enbridge pipeline replacement project insufficiently addressed the possible impact of an oil spill on Lake Superior.
by MPR News Staff and Meg Martin

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Line 3 oil pipeline project faces prospect of more delays

Line 3 oil pipeline project faces prospect of more delays

Enbridge's proposed Line 3 oil pipeline replacement likely could see more delays, after two state agencies involved in the project said Tuesday that the permitting schedule for the pipeline needs to be revised.
by Dan Kraker

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MN court says PUC didn't weigh oil spill impact in Line 3 pipeline decision

MN court says PUC didn't weigh oil spill impact in Line 3 pipeline decision

In a victory for Line 3 opponents, the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday reversed the state Public Utilities Commission's approval of the Line 3 environmental review, saying it didn't address the potential impact of an oil spill into the Lake Superior watershed.
by Dan Kraker

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House blocks bill to bar state's Line 3 pipeline appeals

House blocks bill to bar state's Line 3 pipeline appeals

Just as quickly as the Minnesota Senate passed it, the state House shot down legislation to force the state Commerce Department to drop its appeals of a regulatory panel's approval of Enbridge's plan to replace its aging Line 3 pipeline across northern Minnesota.
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