Minnesota regulators will not appeal Enbridge pipeline ruling, deciding to redo environmental review


Minnesota regulators will not appeal Enbridge pipeline ruling, deciding to redo environmental review


Regulator says fixing environmental review is quicker path on Line 3.

Minnesota utility regulators will try to fix their flawed environmental review of Enbridge`s proposed $2.6 billion oil pipeline rather than take the issue to the Minnesota Supreme Court.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission said Wednesday it won`t petition the high court to overrule a June 3 decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

The appeals court shot down the PUC`s approval of the environmental impact statement (EIS) for Enbridge`s controversial and much-delayed project, which would replace the current aging Line 3. The court deemed the EIS "inadequate," saying it didn`t properly address the effect of an oil spill in the Lake Superior watershed...


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