Enbridge urges Minnesota PUC to stand by its Line 3 approval


Enbridge urges Minnesota PUC to stand by its Line 3 approval


ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Enbridge Energy has urged Minnesota regulators to stand by their decision to approve its proposal for replacing its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.

The Calgary, Alberta-based company said in a filing Monday that the Public Utilities Commission should deny petitions for reconsideration filed earlier by environmental and tribal groups and the state Commerce Department. Enbridge says the commission`s approval complies with the law and is supported by the record.

Several commissioners cited Line 3`s deteriorating condition when they approved the replacement this summer. Tribal and environmentalist opponents say the project threatens pristine areas and vow mass protests to block it...

See Also:

October 2018 agreement with the State of Michigan

On Oct. 3, 2018, Enbridge entered into a second agreement with the State of Michigan on the future of Enbridge`s Line 5 light oil and natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline at the Straits of Mackinac.

Under the agreement, Enbridge has committed to a range of measures to protect the Straits of Mackinac and the Great Lakes—including exploring with the State a new pipeline in a tunnel deep under the Straits.

The agreement protects the waters of the Straits and the Great Lakes in several ways, and makes a safe pipeline even safer....

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Ken Notes: This is simple, Time is money so if Enbridge wants to eliminate delays associated with reopening issues in the approval process they should be willing to make written commitments on improved environmental considerations and offsets that benefit the public like trails, land preservation, spill insurance and more. If not the tribes and groups need to be herd and that will take time... and money...


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