Wednesday, December 2, 2020

MN Approves Line 3 Pipeline


Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, pushed through the Final Permit for Line 3 Pipeline. This means Construction could start Immediately, unless the MN Department of Commerce (DOC) supports an Emergency Stay on Construction.

Local Tribes and Water Protectors, including the Red Lake and White Earth Nations, have already Filed a Motion for a Stay on Construction that almost All Parties support, except the DOC. With the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Reviewing the Motion this Friday.

Enbridge must Not be Allowed to Build the Pipeline while there are Pending Legal Challenges and a Raging Pandemic. Rushing Construction of this Pipeline will Spread COVID-19, and irreparably Damage MN's Water, Land, and Climate.

Line 3 is a Disastrous, Unnecessary, Tar Sands Pipeline that would Create more Pollution than 50 Coal Plants, Threaten Hundreds of Waterways with Oil Spills and Leaks, and Violate the Treaty Rights of Several Tribes.

All Indications are that Gov. Walz and Enbridge will attempt to Start Construction before the End of the Year, despite the Risk Out-of-State Workers pose during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Multiple Pending Lawsuits against the Project. Gov. Walz’s DOC has this One Last Chance to Stand with his Agency Experts, Scientists, and Elected Officials including his Own Lieutenant Governor and listen to the Facts.

Activists and Water Protectors in MN are doing everything they can to Stop the Pipeline. They’re holding a Press Conference with Health Professionals today to Discuss the Pipeline’s COVID-19 Risk. And they’ll be at the PUC Hearing on Friday, December 4th, to Push the PUC to Rule in Favor of the Motion for a Stay. And, of course, they’re taking Non-Violent, Direct Action to Slow the Construction.

The DOC has Supported the Movement in the past, including Refiling their Appeal against Line 3 back in August. Supporting a Stay would be the Logical next step in making sure their Appeal is Protected and the Legal Process is Upheld, to keep the Land, Waters, and People of Minnesota, Healthy and Safe.










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