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Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and her progressive congressional allies urged President Joe Biden on Friday to stop construction on Enbridge Energy's Line 3 replacement, even as the project nears completion and the options to stop it dwindle.

The project is 90% complete.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state of Minnesota has gone to federal court to block a lawsuit...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state of Minnesota has gone to federal court to block a lawsuit over Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline project from proceeding in tribal court. The novel case names Manoomin — the Ojibwe word for wild rice — as the lead...

Burning tar sands oil exacerbates climate change and danger to human health

Minnesota state lawmakers urge Pollution Control Agency to halt Line 3 permits after spills, drought Thirty-two Minnesota legislators are urging the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to temporarily suspend Enbridges permits for the Line 3 pipeline replacement project after nine drilling fluid spills have been reported along the project and the state faces widespread drought. Written By: Sarah Mearhoff | × Construction on Line 3 began Dec. 1, 2020, after the project...

Scorching drought exacerbates Line 3 water concerns in northern Minnesota Amount of water pumped, mud spills prompt call to halt drilling along Line 3.  July 28, 2021 — 5:37pm Text size Copy shortlink: Severe drought is exacerbating concerns about the construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline across northern Minnesota, with the project moving millions of gallons of water even as river and lake levels sink. DFL...

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 ...