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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.

A perspective on pipelines, from Alberta

If you fill your gas tank in Minnesota, that gas came from Alberta, -- specifically from the Alberta tar sands.
by Tom Weber

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Meet the young activists fighting Enbridge's Line 3 oil pipeline

Meet the young activists fighting Enbridge's Line 3 oil pipeline

A group of young people calling themselves the Youth Climate Intervenors have legal party status in the case over whether Enbridge's controversial oil pipeline gets approved.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Judge: Minn. should OK environmental study of oil pipeline plan

Judge: Minn. should OK environmental study of oil pipeline plan

Administrative Law Judge Eric Lipman said the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission should deem the final environmental impact statement of the proposed Enbridge Line 3 project "adequate."
by Dan Kraker

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Hearings on Enbridge's Line 3 oil pipeline open in St. Paul

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.
by The Associated Press

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Enbridge says it knew about oil pipeline damage 3 years ago

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.
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Video game prompts charges of 'eco-terrorism' from oil pipeline advocates

Video game prompts charges of 'eco-terrorism' from oil pipeline advocates

The game allows users to destroy symbolic oil pipelines with lightning bolts. Industry groups say it encourages violent acts against energy infrastructures. Backers say it's art.
by Dan Kraker

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Tribes launch review of controversial MN pipeline project

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.
by Dan Kraker

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Enbridge argues Line 3 oil pipeline needed for Minnesota, region

Enbridge argues Line 3 oil pipeline needed for Minnesota, region

Enbridge called the state's previous analysis "flawed" and said its proposed Line 3 pipeline project is needed to ensure the future energy supply of Minnesota and the Midwest.
by Dan Kraker

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Enbridge tax fight could cost northern Minn. counties millions of dollars

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.
by Dan Kraker

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