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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.

Are St. Paul policies slowing the Green Line?

Are St. Paul policies slowing the Green Line?

St. Paul city officials are bristling at criticism that their policies are slowing Green Line light rail trains.
by Laura Yuen

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Erosion exposes Enbridge oil pipelines near river in NW Minn.

Erosion exposes Enbridge oil pipelines near river in NW Minn.

Flooding has uncovered three of seven Enbridge Corporation pipelines that cross the river, pipes that largely carry crude oil from Canada across Minnesota. Although the pipelines generally are buried three to four feet below ground, in some places erosion has exposed them to the elements.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minn. pipeline firm wants to expand capacity

Minn. pipeline firm wants to expand capacity

The company has asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to approve its plans to double the capacity of its Line 4 pipeline, built in 2008 to carry 165,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Franken to push for oil train safety measures

Franken to push for oil train safety measures

The increased frequency of crude oil shipments on the railroads risk more accidents like the explosion that occurred west of Fargo in December, the senator said.
by Dan Gunderson

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Hearings set on Alberta Clipper oil pipeline

Following a hearing Tuesday night in Hallock, the Public Utilities Commission has hearings set for Wednesday in Thief River Falls and Cass Lake, and Thursday in Floodwood and Duluth. The hearings will conclude with a final forum April 3 in St. Paul.
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Do you support the Enbridge pipeline project?

Do you support the Enbridge pipeline project?

Enbridge Energy is proposing its largest pipeline project ever to transport more Canadian tar sands heavy crude to the U.S., the third major oil pipeline expansion or replacement it’s planning across northern Minnesota. The Calgary-based company proposed spending $7 billion to replace its 46-year-old Line 3 pipeline, which runs from near Edmonton to Clearbrook, Minn.,…
by Michael Olson

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Public to have say on northern Minn. oil pipeline expansion

Public to have say on northern Minn. oil pipeline expansion

Enbridge Energy plans to boost the capacity of its Alberta Clipper pipeline that carries oil from Edmonton in the Alberta Tar Sands region to Clearbrook, Minn. and then to Superior, Wis.
by Dan Kraker

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Enbridge Minn. pipeline plan needs more study, regulators say

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission decided Wednesday that a comprehensive study is needed for the second phase of the proposed Enbridge Energy pipeline expansion.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Minn. regulators approve Enbridge oil pipeline expansion

Minnesota regulators on Wednesday approved the first phase of a plan by Canadian energy company Enbridge Inc. to transport more crude oil through the state.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Enbridge oil pipeline expansion up for consideration by Minnesota regulators

Enbridge's proposed expansion for its Alberta Clipper line, which opened in 2010, needs permission from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and a permit from the federal government before it can go forward.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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