Minnesota utility regulators have granted a final approval to Enbridge Energy’s proposed Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement.
The Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday unanimously rejected the last pending petitions for reconsideration, including one from the state Commerce Department.Story continues below The Commerce Department had joined with tribal and environmental groups in challenging the project’s approvals before the Minnesota Court of Appeals, which sent the case back to the commission last month.
Watch below : Early work on Enbridge’s Line 3 replacement, one of the country’s biggest infrastructure projects, was unveiled to a select number of media, dignitaries and officials on Thursday. jQuery.ready { // localize widget var nl_region_name=jQuery.text; var category_name='local'; if { jQuery.text; } // hide widget if user has already signed up var storedValue=jQuery.cookie; if { jQuery.hide; } });