tar-sands

Minnesota Indigenous and Advocacy Leaders Take Direct Action in Continued Call on Governor Dayton to Stop Line 3

Leaders Escalate Ongoing Campaign Against Line 3, Call for Immediate Action to Stop the Tar Sands Pipeline

ADVISORY: Minnesota Indigenous and Advocacy Leaders to Take Action in Continued Call on Governor Dayton to Stop Line 3

Next Wednesday, August 29, Native and non-Native leaders will be joined by national environmental advocates to take escalated action in the Bemidji area to urge Governor Mark Dayton to act immediately to stop Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline.

Trump Administration Attempts a Shortcut to Get Keystone XL Built

Today, Donald Trump’s State Department released a draft Environmental Assessment of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline’s route through Nebraska.

In Attack on Tribal Communities and Clean Water, MN PUC Approves Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved the Certificate of Need for Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline, in spite of ample evidence and expert testimony that the pipeline is not needed.

Canadian Government Announces Plan to Prop Up Unpopular Kinder Morgan Pipeline

This morning, the Canadian government announced a plan to buy out Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline expansion. The controversial project faces opposition among First Nations, the public, and elected officials across Canada and the Pacific Northwest.

Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Rubber-stamping of Keystone XL Permit

Great Falls, Mont. – Environmental and landowner groups today argued in federal court that the Trump administration’s rubber-stamp approval of a cross-border permit for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline violated environmental laws and should be vacated.

ICYMI: Enbridge Fined for Failing to Meet Pipeline Inspection Deadlines After Disastrous 2010 Tar Sands Spill

This week, the U.S. government fined Enbridge $1.8 million over the Canadian pipeline company’s failure to meet inspection deadlines for a number of its oil pipelines running through the Midwest. The inspections were required as part of a settlement following Enbridge’s disastrous 2010 tar sands pipeline spill in Kalamazoo, Michigan, which spilled more than 1 million gallons of oil and cost more than $1 billion to clean up.

Judge Stops Short of Full Support for Line 3 Pipeline

Today, an administrative law judge stopped short of recommending that the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approve all of Enbridge’s requests to build a new tar sands oil pipeline in Northern Minnesota.

Sierra Club Applauds B.C. Premier Horgan for Standing Strong Against Trans Mountain Tar Sands Pipeline and Tankers

In the face of escalating pressure from Alberta and the Canadian government, British Columbia Premier John Horgan has remained steadfast in his opposition to the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline.

Facing Widespread Public Opposition, Kinder Morgan Halts Work on Tar Sands Pipeline

Yesterday, Kinder Morgan announced that it will suspend work on its Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline. The controversial pipeline faces legal challenges as well as widespread public opposition across Canada and the Pacific Northwest.

Line 3 Review Fails to Address Tribal, Environmental Concerns

Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) ruled that the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) on Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline will be considered adequate, in spite of its failure to address many environmental concerns and the pipeline’s impact on tribal communities and cultural resources.

Minnesota PUC Refuses to Adequately Consider Cultural Impacts of Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline

Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) announced that they have rejected a motion that would have allowed them to ensure that Tribal concerns were being adequately considered in their review of the controversial proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline.