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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.

Dayton threatens to veto pipeline bill

Gov. Mark Dayton said Wednesday he’ll veto a bill that would bypass the Public Utilities Commission and grant approval for Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline in northern Minnesota.
by Tim Nelson

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Why no one agrees on Line 3 pipeline's climate change impact

Why no one agrees on Line 3 pipeline's climate change impact

Oil pipelines have become a rallying point for climate activists in the U.S., who argue the volume of oil transported and burned will worsen climate change. But pipeline companies argue global demand ensures oil will be extracted, moved and burned one way or another.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Line 3 pipeline clears another hurdle as environmental study gets OK

Line 3 pipeline clears another hurdle as environmental study gets OK

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission ruled unanimously Thursday that the final environmental impact statement for the proposed Line 3 project is "adequate." The state is expected to decide on the contentious project in June.
by Dan Kraker

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PUC weighs environmental review for Enbridge's Line 3

Enbridge Energy is going before Minnesota regulators in hopes of clearing a significant hurdle in the company's plans to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline in northern Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Clean up your old oil pipeline, Minnesotans tell Enbridge

Clean up your old oil pipeline, Minnesotans tell Enbridge

If Enbridge Energy gets approval to build its contentious Line 3 oil pipeline replacement, it wants to leave the old pipe in the ground. Locals want it removed.
by Dan Kraker

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PUC seeks to limit delay in Line 3 oil pipeline decision

The state Public Utilities Commission has decided to stick close to its original timeline for deciding whether to approve Enbridge Energy's proposal to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.
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Ruling pushes decision on Line 3 pipeline into summer

Ruling pushes decision on Line 3 pipeline into summer

State regulators had planned to make a final decision on Enbridge Energy's proposed oil pipeline project by April 2018. A judge's new ruling could push that decision to June 2018, if not later.
by Dan Kraker

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PUC says Line 3 environmental review is inadequate, asks for changes

PUC says Line 3 environmental review is inadequate, asks for changes

State regulators on Thursday rejected a major environmental study prepared for the proposed Line 3 oil pipeline across northern Minnesota as they seek revisions on three relatively narrow items.
by Dan Kraker

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