Gabby Brown, gabby.brown@sierraclub.org
This weekend, Canadian pipeline company Enbridge announced that plans for their proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline have been delayed by a year. The pipeline was originally proposed in 2014 with a target in-service date of late 2017, but has faced significant public opposition since then because of the threat it would pose to critical water resources, Indigenous rights, and the climate.
Last month, Governor Tim Walz announced that his administration’s Department of Commerce will continue with a legal challenge, initiated under his predecessor, of the Public Utilities Commission approval of the pipeline. Enbridge also still needs additional federal and state permits before construction on the controversial project could begin.
In response, Sierra Club North Star Chapter Director Margaret Levin released the following statement:
“This is a testament to the power of Minnesota communities standing together against this dangerous, unnecessary tar sands pipeline. Line 3 would be a disaster for our clean water and our climate, and we’ll continue to fight until it’s stopped once and for all.”
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