Minnesota court affirms approval of Line 3 oil pipeline

KSTP.com ^ | 6/14/2021 | The Associated Press

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed state regulators' key approvals of Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project, in a dispute that drew over 1,000 protesters to northern Minnesota last week.

A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 that the state's independent Public Utilities Commission correctly granted Enbridge the certificate of need and route permit that the Canadian-based company needed to begin construction on the 337-mile (542-kilometer) Minnesota segment of a larger project to replace a 1960s-era crude oil pipeline that has been deteriorating and can run at only half capacity.

Pipeline opponents can appeal the decision to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Both sides planned to comment later Monday.

Tribal and climate change groups, plus the state Department of Commerce, had asked the appeals court to reject the approvals. They argued, among other things, that Enbridge's oil demand projections failed to meet the legal requirements. Enbridge and the PUC said the projections complied with the rules.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Just wait until Joe hears about this...

[Robert DeLong]

Merrick Garland will open a case to look into this.

[eyeamok]

Tribal and climate change groups, plus the state Department of Commerce

And id the Oil Companies had half a brain between them, they would immediately BAN ALL ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS for every last member of these groups. This could be done easily. Personally I think they should BAN All electronic transactions anyway.

[unixfox]

Waddya bet that every single one of these hypocrites uses gas or gasoline.

I say pull their gdamn meters and let them freeze in the dark!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

In related news, Governor Whitmer declares Minnesota to be part of Michigan in a bid to block the new pipeline.