A huge oil pipeline is coming to Minnesota – and with it the risk of Covid
Advocates and Native tribes, who have fought the proposal for years, have renewed complaints amid a coronavirus surge
As Covid-19 cases surge in Minnesota, an oil company is bringing in thousands of out-of-state workers to finish building a pipeline from Canada that will stretch hundreds of miles across the state.
Environmental advocates and Native American tribes have fought Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 proposal for years, and now medical professionals are joining in to plead with the governor to halt construction amid the pandemic.
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This article was amended on 4 December 2020 to clarify the details of the Enbridge pipeline’s construction.
