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Minnesota regulators investigating fluid spill in Willow River by Line 3 crews Approximately 80-100 gallons of bentonite clay, water and xanthan gum — a sucrose-based food additive — was released July 6. 5:13 pm, Jul. 13, 2021 × A crew works in a 10-foot hole along Enbridge's Line 3 oil pipeline near Bemidji in 2020. (Forum News Service file photo) Minnesota regulators are investigating the release of drilling fluid by crews attempting to route the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline under the Willow River near Palisade. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency spokesperson C...

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — 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. Enbridge spokesperson Juli Kellner tells Minnesota Public Radio News that the company immediately shut down the drilling operation, and crews began containment and cleanup. Environmental groups opposed to the Line 3 project criticized the release. ...

Fargo, ND, USA / 740 The FAN Jul 13, 2021 | 4:35 PM AITKIN, 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. Enbridge spokesperson Juli Kellner said that the company immediately shut down the drilling operation, and crews began containment and cleanup. Environmental groups opposed to the Line 3 project criticiz...

UPDATED (with Enbridge response): White Earth Tribal Council, Honor the Earth ask state and federal leaders to honor treaty rights The group called for Enbridge Line 3 work to be halted and all water permits that allow Enbridge to pump billions of gallons of water out of drought-stricken lakes and rivers in the 1855 Treaty Territory be suspended. Written By: Nathan Bowe | × Winona LaDuke is a member of the White Earth Nation as well as a social activist and writer. File photo. The White Earth Tribal Council and Honor the Earth Executive Director Winona LaDuke gathered Friday ...

Environmental groups and Ojibwe bands hoped Biden would pull permits from Line 3 as he had with the Keystone XL. The Army Corps' response to a lawsuit flies in the face of Biden's climate goals, they say.