Enbridge Energy’s Pipeline Opponents Promise ‘Fight’ to Stop Project After Judge Gives Go-Ahead

Enbridge Energy’s Pipeline Opponents Promise ‘Fight’ to Stop Project After Judge Gives Go-Ahead

After the Minnesota Court of Appeals gave the go-ahead on Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline, opponents of the project have pledged to fight the decision. This comes after 250 pipeline protestors were arrested last week at construction sites in northern Minnesota calling for President Joe Biden to cancel the project.

"If the Biden administration is under any illusions, this is now very much a national fight that people are going to be knowing more and more about," said Bill McKibben, founder of the climate change group 350.org. "People are already flooding in from all parts of the country."

Tribal and climate change organizations, as well as the Minnesota Department of Commerce, had asked the court to reject key approvals for the pipeline on the grounds that Enbridge's oil demand projections did not meet legal requirements. However, the three-judge panel decided 2-1 to affirm the approvals, the Associated Press reported.