Appeals Court Denies Request For Stay Of Line 3 Pipeline Construction

CBS Minnesota

February 2, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota Appeals Court on Tuesday denied a request for a stay of construction for the new Line 3 tar sands pipeline.

Enbridge Energy was given the green light to start the $2.6 billion project in late November. A day later, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa and White Earth Band of Ojibwe filed a motion for a stay to stop the authorization of the project.

Opponents of the pipeline say it threatens spillage and irreparable damage to more than 200 bodies of water, where local tribes fish, harvest wild rice and hold treaty rights. An additional 4,000 workers were also expected to arrive in northern Minnesota for the project, which during pandemic times, caused worry about worsening the spread of the virus.

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