MINNEAPOLIS – A former U.S. Navy diver who helped efforts to search for bodies in the Mississippi River after the I-35W bridge collapse in 2007 has returned his awards to protest the Line 3 oil pipeline. John Miller, a native of Monticello who now lives in Hawaii, asked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to stop construction on the pipeline replacement project…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) suggested that the Line 3 pipeline replacement project in northern Minnesota is under the state’s control when she was asked if President Biden should consider stopping the project. Line 3 opponents, including Minnesota tribal leaders, have repeatedly asked Biden to revoke the pipeline’s permit, based on environmental concerns. In an interview with KVRR…
Willow River/Honor the EarthST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says there have been 28 inadvertent releases of drilling fluid at 12 river crossings along the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline project, more than the agency first reported. The releases happening between June 8 and August 9. Thirteen of the spills were in wetlands, including 6,000 to 9,000 gallons released…
OGEMA, Minn. – Opponents of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline that’s being replaced across northern Minnesota are taking a novel legal approach to try to halt construction – they are suing on behalf of wild rice. Wild rice is the lead plaintiff in a complaint filed Wednesday in White Earth Nation Tribal Court. The lawsuit, which names the Minnesota…
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. – A Minnesota district judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the Hubbard County sheriff, ruling that the county must stop obstructing access to a property used by opponents of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline project. Winona LaDuke and Tara Houska, two leaders of protests against the oil pipeline, recently sued Hubbard County and Sheriff Cory Aukes…
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) – Activists opposed to the Line 3 Pipeline project in northern Minnesota are asking a judge to issue a restraining order against Hubbard County, Sheriff Cory Aukes, and the local land commissioner. Winona LaDuke and Tara Houska claim that the sheriff has unlawfully blockaded access to a camp serving as a convergence space and home for…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – The drought is having an impact on construction of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline. The Minnesota DNR suspended water permits for dust control, drilling and line testing in some locations where surface water is in low supply. The project has been stop-and-go in Minnesota since work began on the pipeline in December. The DNR will…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Tribal and environmental groups opposed to Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline have asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision affirming the approvals of the project. The state Commerce Department, which was part of the earlier appeal, is not joining in the appeal this time. The legal move comes as protests continue…
Willow River/Honor the EarthBRAINERD, Minn. – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says it’s investigating a spill of drilling fluid into the Willow River in Aitkin County last week during construction on the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline. The agency says about 80 to 100 gallons of drilling fluid, or mud, were inadvertently released on July 6 at a construction site….
Willow River/Honor the EarthWILLOW RIVER, Minn. — Water protectors continue to call on President Joe Biden to take action and stop the Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project in northern Minnesota. They claim Enbridge Energy punctured an aquifer while drilling under Willow River, releasing drilling mud and chemicals into the water. This morning, they say an indigenous-led resistance shut down…
