Enbridge Oil Pipeline Avoids Minnesota Supreme Court Challenge
- Court denies petition for further review from indigenous group
- Line 3 expansion project has been delayed by permit issues
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Enbridge Inc.’s Line 3 oil pipeline replacement and expansion project won’t face a challenge in front of the Minnesota Supreme Court from groups opposing it, removing one potential roadblock for the already-delayed proposal.
The court on Tuesday denied a petition for further review from the non-profit group Honor the Earth and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, who had been seeking to challenge the project’s approval by state regulators. The court also denied a similar request from Friends of the Headwaters.