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Water Protectors Say Enbridge Is Pressuring Local Governments to Silence Them
Tania Aubid, a longstanding activist and member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, speaks to protesters about the environmental and human risks of allowing Enbridge Line 3 pipeline to be built across Northern Minnesota, in St. Paul, Minnesota, on January 29, 2021.
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Palisade, Minnesota Even in the bitter cold, the pretty little park along the Mississippi River is inviting, a typical gathering spot for community events with its broad trees and public pavilion.
But Berglund Park stood empty recently as families and community members huddled around warming fires in an open field nearby, listening to music and eating Indian tacos as they learned about the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline cutting through their community. ....

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