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2 protesters rescued from hot Enbridge pipe, with only minutes of oxygen left The pipe itself was capped at one end, which created a trapped air environment for the two people who had climbed inside. The trapped air inside the pipe was estimated to be near 130 degrees with reduced oxygen concentration. Written By: Forum News Service | 5:20 pm, Jul. 27, 2021 × AITKIN COUNTY, Minn. — Two protesters who climbed into an Enbridge pipeline at the Willow River crossing in Aitkin County — and who endured temperatures near 130 degrees with reduced oxygen — were rescued and...

Emergency responders rescue 2 protesters who climbed into Enbridge pipe The pipe itself was capped at one end, which created a trapped air environment for the two people who had climbed inside. The trapped air inside the pipe was estimated to be near 130 degrees with reduced oxygen concentration. Written By: Brainerd Dispatch | × Two protesters who climbed into an Enbridge pipeline at the Willow River crossing in Aitkin County — and who endured temperatures near 130 degrees with reduced oxygen — were rescued and taken into custody. In a news release, Aitkin County Sheriff D...

Staff Writer Photo by Scott McCloskey Shareholders of the Moundsville Country Club are in the process of being contacted to decide on the club’s possible sale. Editor’s note: Story has been updated to reflect that the Moundsville Country Club is a for-profit enitity. MOUNDSVILLE — Shareholders in the Moundsville Country Club are being contacted to determine the future of the 81-year-old institution after the club has received a purchase offer from the Regional Economic Development Partnership. The partnership, commonly referred to as “RED,” offered $8.025 million in July 2019 to ...

Enbridge shells out $750K to law enforcement for Line 3 protest costs A fund set up by the state PUC reimburses agencies for enforcement tied to project.  April 24, 2021 — 8:00am Text size Copy shortlink: Enbridge so far has paid about $750,000 to Minnesota law enforcement agencies for policing the construction of its controversial new oil pipeline. The money has covered officers' wages, police equipment and training, including for crowd control, according to information filed with the state. Enbridge will likely spend a lot more...

When protestors lock themselves to heavy construction equipment or jump into the pipeline trenches, the task force turns to a special field force extrication team. “This team that we have, basically takes about two hours from the time we call them until the time they're on scene with a trailer load of equipment to help extricate people off a pipe or out of a sleeping dragon or off of a piece of equipment,” Guida said. The task force started planning years ago, in part because of what unfolded at the Dakota Access Pipeline in the fall of 2016.  Law enforcement monitoring the large encampm...