Water Protectors Hold Press Conference to Address Line 3 Construction

Tribal members, state and local officials, and those opposed to construction of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline held a press conference today to address and call...

Enbridge Line 3 Replacement Project Breaks Ground in Minnesota

Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 replacement project has officially started construction in Minnesota today. After getting the green light to start construction last week,...

DNR Grants Remaining Required Permits and Approvals for Line 3 Replacement Project

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has made decisions granting the remaining eight of 10 required DNR permits, licenses, and approvals for the proposed...

Minnesota Judge To Rule On Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 Project

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An administrative law judge faced a Monday deadline for recommending whether Minnesota regulators should approve Enbridge Energy’s proposal for...

Environmentalists Speak Out On DAPL

Several environmentalists addressed the dangers Energy Transfer Partners inflicts on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe with the development of the Dakota Access Pipeline at a...

Vague Language Casts Doubt On Line 3 Plans

The different groups say they are concerned about the proposed Line 3 pipeline and the environmental impacts it would have on the area. The Sierra Club has been involved...

First Responders Conduct Oil Containment Training

Accidents in nearby states involving trains carrying crude oil have raised concerns over the safety of Minnesota’s railways and the people living near them. with new...

Lakeland Currents: Moving Oil to Market: The Minnesota Connection

Season 7, Episode 13 In this follow up to our previous oil transport discussion, host Ray Gildow welcomes guests Paul Stolen from the MN DNR (Retired) and Paul Eberth,...

Mille Lacs Band Voices Concern About Sandpiper Pipeline

Enbridge’s Sandpiper Pipeline would take crude oil from North Dakota and pipe it through Minnesota to tankers in Wisconsin. Because part of the proposed route goes...

Sandpiper Pipeline Stirs Up Controversy in Bemidji

The Sandpiper Pipeline would pump millions of barrels of oil through Minnesota and provide over one thousand jobs, but it’s already stirring up major controversy...

Lakeland Currents: Moving Canadian Tar Sands & Bakken Crude Oil to Market: The Minnesota Connection

Season 7, Episode 4 Partnering with the Rosenmeier Forum in Brainerd, Lakeland Currents presents “Moving Canadian Tar Sands and Bakken Crude Oil to Market: The...

Enbridge Pushes New $7.5 Billion Pipeline Project

Enbridge Energy is pushing for a new $7.5 billion dollar pipeline project. The proposed Line 3 Replacement Project will update an existing line to carry thousands of...