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It seems Endbridge cares more about building a pipeline than it does about the environment.

DULUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Area Partnership for Economic Expansion (APEX) is pleased to share the results of a recently completed economic impact study regarding the Enbridge Line 3 Replacement Project (L3RP). The study, commissioned by APEX a...

On Tuesday, July 20, organizations gathered press and politicians at the Headwaters of the Mississippi River in Itasca State Park to demonstrate the impacts of Line 3 to states downstream on the Mississippi River, and speak about treaty rights.

On Wednesday, the Canada-based company Enbridge announced Line 3 would be in service starting Friday, Oct. 1. Pipeline proponents and opponents both made statements in response to the news.

Enbridge's proposed pipeline would carry 760,000 barrels of oil or 31,920,000 gallons per day from Alberta, Canada, to the Enbridge terminal in Superior, Wisconsin, and is about 360 miles long. and follow a new route through much of northern Minnesota — going through the upper corner of Crow Wing County and a portion of Cass County.

On Wednesday, the Canada-based company Enbridge announced Line 3 would be in service starting Friday, Oct. 1. Pipeline proponents and opponents both made statements in response to the news.

Line 3 opposition tours ‘Misi-ziibi’ Headwaters amid drought, Enbridge declares project 70% finished On Tuesday, July 20, organizations gathered press and politicians at the Headwaters of the Mississippi River in Itasca State Park to demonstrate the impacts of Line 3 to states downstream on the Mississippi River, and speak about treaty rights.  7:32 pm, Jul. 20, 2021 × Dawn Goodwin, co-founder of the Indigenous women-led group the RISE Coalition, speaks at the beginn...

Winona LaDuke among 12 arrested Monday, Tuesday at Line 3 protests in Wadena County Protesters brought concerns over the water extraction occurring along the construction project at a time where the region has entered a severe drought stage and river levels have dropped to minimal flows in areas of northern Minnesota. Written By: Forum News Service | 5:46 pm, Jul. 20, 2021 × Women chained to lawn chairs were joined by Line 3 protesters on horseback at Shell River in Wade...

Winona LaDuke jailed while protesting Line 3 in Wadena County The leader of Honor the Earth was arrested Monday for trespass and refusing to leave upon demand. A group of women is protesting the construction of the oil pipeline across Minnesota. Written By: Staff reports | × Those opposed to the Line 3 replacement project stand and sit facing sheriffs deputies from the area including Wadena County on Monday , Jul 19, 2021, along the Shell River in northern Wadena County. Photo ...

As Line 3 construction rolls on, river crossings draw pipeline resisters This weekend, hundreds of pipeline opponents are expected to congregate in northwestern Minnesota for a three-day event they’re calling the Treaty People Gathering, with a projected large-scale event on Monday, June 7. Written By: Kirsti Marohn / MPR News | 12:30 pm, Jun. 5, 2021 × Shanai Matteson, an artist and community organizer who grew up in Palisade, stands at the site where the Line 3 oil pi...