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Judge gives Enbridge 3 years to close oil pipeline on tribal land in Wisconsin
A federal judge has given Enbridge three years to shut down parts of an oil pipeline that crosses reservation land and ordered the energy company to pay a Native American tribe more than $5 million for trespassing.
Enbridge fails to meet aquifer cleanup deadline in Minnesota
Enbridge has failed to meet a deadline set by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for cleaning up a site where an aquifer ruptured during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline, DNR officials said.
Minnesota asks federal court to block Line 3 tribal lawsuit
The state of Minnesota has gone to federal court to block a lawsuit over Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline project from proceeding in tribal court.
Line 3 pipeline opponents appeal to Minnesota Supreme Court
Tribal and environmental groups opposed to Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline project asked the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn a lower court decision affirming the approvals granted by independent regulators that allowed construction to begin last December.
Enbridge rejects Michigan’s demand to shut down oil pipeline
Enbridge said on Tuesday it would defy Michigan's demand to shut down an oil pipeline that runs through a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, contending that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's decision was made as a result of bad information and political posturing.
8 arrested in Minnesota protest over Line 3 pipeline project
Eight people were arrested in a protest to oppose construction of the Enbridge Energy Line 3 oil pipeline replacement in northern Minnesota, authorities said.
Wisconsin tribe sues Enbridge to force pipeline removal
Members of a Native American tribe in Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday in hopes of forcing Enbridge Inc. to remove sections of a major pipeline that runs across their reservation, arguing it's becoming more likely the aging line will rupture and cause catastrophic environmental damage.
Wisconsin Supreme Court backs Enbridge in Dane County case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Canadian company Enbridge Energy doesn't need to carry additional insurance for a pipeline project in Dane County, despite the local government's insistence that it do so lest there be an accidental spill.
Enbridge reaches $176M agreement for 2010 oil spill
Enbridge Energy Partners has reached a $176 million settlement for the costliest inland oil spill in U.S. history — a pipeline rupture in southwestern Michigan that polluted a nearly 40-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River, federal officials said Wednesday.
Sierra Club loses appeal over permit for Enbridge pipeline (UPDATE)
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the government in a dispute over an oil pipeline that runs through a national forest in Michigan's Oscoda County.
Environmental group threatens lawsuit over Mackinac pipeline
An environmental group is threatening to sue the federal government over a Great Lakes oil pipeline.
Landowners sue Enbridge over spill insurance
A group of Wisconsin landowners is suing Enbridge to force the company to carry spill insurance on a pipeline that will carry Canadian tar sands oil across the state.
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