EXTRACTED: Daily News Clips 10/25/21
PIPELINE NEWS
InsideClimate News: To Stop Line 3 Across Minnesota, an Indigenous Tribe Is Asserting the Legal Rights of Wild Rice
Mountain State Spotlight: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is dead. But for some WV landowners, it lives on
Appalachian Voices: Army Corps reopens Mountain Valley Pipeline application to dump into rivers
Roanoke Times: Pipeline's efforts to unmask critics by subpoena met with silence from Facebook
Politico Morning Energy: HOT FERC FALL?
Los Angeles Times: Will those responsible for O.C. oil spill pay for the damage? It could be a battle
WASHINGTON UPDATES
Politico Morning Energy: SPARE THE ROD
E&E News: ‘This hearing is the start’: Fossil fuel execs to testify
STATE UPDATES
Reuters: Lawsuit says Montana ignored climate in approving $250 mln power plant
EXTRACTION
Bloomberg: Wall Street projects a “higher for longer” era for oil prices
Reuters: Twin peaks: Whether it's supply or demand, oil era heads for crunch time
Reuters: Why today's economy can handle oil at $100 a barrel or higher
Bloomberg: Canadian light oil demand jumps as refiners avoid gas dependence
Guardian: No formal Cop26 role for big oil amid doubts over firms’ net zero plans
Bloomberg: Exxon Restarts Wyoming Carbon Capture Project After 2-Year Delay
Canadian Press: Regulator lays charges against Tidewater Midstream for acidic water release
Globe and Mail: Canada’s energy sector deserves more credit for its innovation, new research suggests
CLIMATE FINANCE
Marketwatch: Major U.S. banks continue to finance oil and gas industry, study says
Politico Morning Energy: CLIMATE’S RISKY BUSINESS
OPINION
Wall Street Journal: EDITORIAL: More steps against oil pipelines
Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice: Charges put accountability in pipeline
Grand Forks Herald: Letter: Benefits of Line 3 will be long-lasting
PIPELINE NEWS
InsideClimate News: To Stop Line 3 Across Minnesota, an Indigenous Tribe Is Asserting the Legal Rights of Wild Rice
By Katie Surma, 10/22/21
“Late last month, Enbridge Energy announced that it had completed construction of its Line 3 oil pipeline replacement across Minnesota, despite strenuous opposition from Native American tribes and environmental activists,” InsideClimate News reports. “But a permit issued to Enbridge for construction of the pipeline is being challenged in the White Earth Nation tribal court, in an unconventional case that asserts the legal rights of Manoomin, or wild rice, to “exist, flourish, regenerate and evolve.” The plant, which “grows on water,” is the lead plaintiff in the case, joined by the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and others. The case is the first rights of nature enforcement action filed in a tribal court and is notable because the plaintiffs claim that acts taken by the state of Minnesota on non-reservation land have impinged on the rights of Manoomin, which are protected under a 2018 White Earth Nation tribal law… “If the rights of Manoomin are enforced by the tribal court, it would be the first time a rights of nature law is upheld by a U.S-based court and would be notable for applying to off-reservation acts. The case, filed in August, is also drawing attention because of the way the rights of nature law is intertwined with the interpretation and application of tribes’ treaty rights, an environmental justice issue at the heart of U.S. relations with Native American and Alaskan tribes.”
Mountain State Spotlight: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is dead. But for some WV landowners, it lives on
Emily Allen, 10/25/21
“When Jeff Mills moved to Doddridge County with his wife nearly 50 years ago, he wanted enough land to hunt and fish…But in 2015, he got some unwelcome news. Mills learned that his 290-acre property was in the path of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project, a natural gas pipeline planned to stretch hundreds of miles from West Virginia to North Carolina,” Mountain State Spotlight reports. “...But ACP had the power — called eminent domain — to take it anyway… “Now, Mills and other landowners face a different question: What’s next for the land that used to be theirs?.. “Some landowners have miles of the pipeline already installed on their properties. Contractors for Duke and Dominion also cleared trees along more than 110 miles across West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, leaving about half of the felled trees on the property. “Even if there’s nothing visible out on the land, there’s a public record out at the courthouse that restricts that landowner’s rights and that property’s value,” Howell told the Spotlight. “The easements all prohibit building a structure. That means if you want to put a barn there, you cannot. If you want to put a house or shed there, you cannot. And the company has the right to come onto the property to do what they want.” “...FERC noted in July that they had “received a number of comments that the commission should require the relinquishment of the easements” that Duke and Dominion own. But so far, regulators have opted out of weighing in. Attorneys like Gibson are requesting FERC get involved before their next more official statement on Dominion’s restoration proposals, which is due in November. In an emailed statement, Dominion Energy spokesperson Christine Mitchell told the Spotlight the company will hang onto the easements for the next few years to “develop the most responsible approach” for restoration. “We plan to keep the easements until all restoration and monitoring are complete,” she wrote. “However, we will evaluate individual landowner requests on a case-by-case basis.”
Appalachian Voices: Army Corps reopens Mountain Valley Pipeline application to dump into rivers
By Ridge Graham, 10/21/21
“Due to all of the feedback and pressure that we and many concerned citizens gave the United States Army Corps of Engineers during the initial 404 comment period for the Mountain Valley Pipeline back in May of this year, the Corps has opened a second comment period for this proposed permit application,” Appalachian Voices reports. “This new comment period, which closes on November 19, will feature entirely virtual public hearings held by the Army Corps, allowing for anyone to attend and share their concerns about the impacts to our waters along the pipeline route. These hearings will take place on November 1, 2021 for West Virginia and on November 4, 2021 for Virginia, both beginning at 6 p.m… “In the announcement of the new public hearings from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Michael Hatten, Regulatory Division Chief, stated that the Corps would be considering the public’s concerns, including “whether or not the proposed project will be contrary to the public interest.”
Roanoke Times: Pipeline's efforts to unmask critics by subpoena met with silence from Facebook
Laurence Hammack, 10/23/21
“Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC does not appear to have found a friend in Facebook,” the Roanoke Times reports. “The company building a natural gas pipeline through Southwest Virginia filed a subpoena in a civil case, asking Facebook to reveal the identities of the people who set up its Appalachians Against Pipelines page anonymously. Two months later, it is still waiting for a reply… “Mountain Valley contends in court papers that it needs to know the names, emails and phone numbers of those who manage the Appalachians Against Pipelines Facebook page to address “serious safety issues” raised by protesters at a construction site. The company asked for the records as it tries to determine what role the anti-pipeline group played in encouraging opponents to show up Aug. 11 at the Bent Mountain property of John Coles and Theresa “Red” Terry. Mountain Valley says the protesters risked the safety of themselves and pipeline workers by standing within 50 feet of loaded explosives that were being using to blast a path through bedrock for the buried pipeline. It is seeking an injunction that would require observers to maintain a safe distance in the future… “While Mountain Valley says it needs the information to ensure public safety, others counter that the subpoena is nothing more than an effort to unmask and intimidate the company’s anonymous critics. “MVP is harassing grassroots political opponents by seeking personal information about activists working to protect those harmed by an unnecessary and dangerous fracked gas project,” Appalachians Against Pipelines said in a statement. A representative for the group told the Times last week that it has received no communications from Facebook about the subpoena.”
Politico Morning Energy: HOT FERC FALL?
Matthew Choi, 10/22/21
“Partisan tensions flared during FERC’s open meeting on Thursday over recent commission deadlocks, as well as its gas pipeline policy,” Politico Morning Energy reports. “...Danly and Glick also clashed — again — over their differing opinions on how FERC should approach pipeline policy. Following a staff presentation highlighting gas scarcity issues across the U.S., Danly attacked recent FERC decisions to weigh climate and environmental justice in its pipeline deliberations as cause for further market uncertainty. Glick responded that Danly was conflating unrelated issues.”
Los Angeles Times: Will those responsible for O.C. oil spill pay for the damage? It could be a battle
BY CONNOR SHEETS, LAURA J. NELSON, ANITA CHABRIA, 10/24/21
“Six years ago, a ruptured oil pipeline in Santa Barbara County sent 140,000 gallons of crude oil gushing onto the sands of Refugio State Beach,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “The company that owned the pipeline survived the onslaught of lost revenue and lawsuits that followed, but the offshore producer that used the line to transport its oil did not. After twice seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Venoco Inc., eventually walked away from its drilling operation in Southern California, leaving the state to deal with millions of dollars in costs to close down the inactive wells. This month’s spill off the shore of Orange County, which dumped an estimated 25,000 gallons into the ocean, could become an expensive repeat of the Refugio spill, some experts say. The firm that operates the San Pedro Bay pipeline is facing intense pressure from federal regulators as well as businesses and residents suing over the effects of the spill. Filing for bankruptcy protection, as Venoco did, could become an attractive option for the pipeline’s parent company, granting it temporary reprieve from financial and legal duress… “It’s unclear how much insurance Amplify Energy carried at the time of the spill, but experts say it’s unlikely that the policies could pay for every claim. The number of lawsuits piling up “may be a significant driver” of a potential bankruptcy, Lexi Hazam, a San Francisco lawyer representing a group of plaintiffs that includes commercial fishers and a whale-watching company, told the Times… “If Amplify Energy were to file for bankruptcy, there’s a good chance that plaintiffs wouldn’t see as much compensation as they hoped, experts say.”
WASHINGTON UPDATES
Politico Morning Energy: SPARE THE ROD
Matthew Choi, 10/22/21
“President Joe Biden told a CNN town hall Thursday night the U.S. doesn't have to impose penalties on fossil fuels to bring down the nation’s emissions,” Politico Morning Energy reports. “That's an implicit acknowledgment that the Clean Electricity Performance Program's punitive measures for utilities that don't cut carbon aren't going to be part of any climate legislation in the budget reconciliation bill, a stance Sen. Joe Manchin has been adamant about. Still, Biden insisted the CEPP wasn't dead — despite lots of evidence to the contrary — and that the $150 billion planned to go toward that program would be redirected to other strategies. "I'm going to add it to be able to do things ... that don't directly affect the electric grid in the way that there's a penalty, but allow me to spend the money to set new technologies in place," he said. Biden also did some pretty big rounding, saying that "well over a trillion dollars" was devoted to climate change in the package. That's a few hundred billion over the spending likely under consideration, even if the package is still in flux.”
E&E News: ‘This hearing is the start’: Fossil fuel execs to testify
By Nick Sobczyk, 10/25/21
“Four top oil executives will appear before the House Oversight Committee this week in a landmark moment for environmental activists who have spent years calling for investigations of the industry,” E&E News reports. “The witnesses, who are appearing voluntarily at the hearing Thursday and offering virtual testimony, are some of the biggest names in the industry. Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Darren Woods, BP America Inc. CEO David Lawler, Chevron Corp. CEO Michael Wirth and Shell Oil Co. President Gretchen Watkins will testify alongside American Petroleum Institute President Mike Sommers and U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne Clark. “What we hope to get out of it is to stop the funding through third-party groups of climate disinformation,” Environment Subcommittee Chair Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who is leading the inquiry with full committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), told E&E… “The hearing marks a major moment in an investigation Khanna has been pursuing for months, in hopes of going after Big Oil the same way Congress targeted the tobacco industry in the 1990s… ““The important thing to realize is that this hearing is the start of the investigation, not the end, not the culmination, just like the tobacco hearings,” Khanna told E&E.
STATE UPDATES
Reuters: Lawsuit says Montana ignored climate in approving $250 mln power plant
By Sebastien Malo, 10/22/21
“Environmental groups sued the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on Thursday over an air-quality permit it issued for NorthWestern Energy Inc's (NWE) proposed natural gas-fired power plant in the state,” Reuters reports. “The Sierra Club and the Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC) allege in their state court complaint that DEQ's analysis of the environmental impacts of the Laurel, Montana, 175-megawatt proposed plant fails to include its potential contribution to local climate change… “The lawsuit comes just six months after Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based NWE announced plans to build the Laurel Generating Station, which it expects to be in operation by January 2024. The complaint also names NWE as a defendant… “Anne Hedges, a director at MEIC, told Reuters that the DEQ had "refused to consider the fact that methane gas from plants such as this one are what are making the climate crisis... even worse."
EXTRACTION
Bloomberg: Wall Street projects a “higher for longer” era for oil prices
By ALEX LONGLEY, 10/24/21
“Could the era of cheap oil supply be gone for good? That’s the conclusion of some of the biggest commodities desks on Wall Street, where banks have been lifting their long-term price forecasts, often by $10 or more,” Bloomberg reports. “While the U.S. shale boom brought about a “lower-for-longer” mantra, the market is now fixated on climate change and the dwindling appetite to invest in fossil fuels. Instead of growing supply, companies are under pressure to limit their spending, causing a structural under-investment in new production that -- the argument goes -- will keep oil prices higher for longer… “And in a world spending less money on fossil fuels, questions then turn to demand, which doesn’t look like peaking any time soon. The International Energy Agency said earlier this month that spending on fossil fuels is lower than needed if current demand growth continues. It only sees oil demand starting to decline in the 2030s under current policies. However, Morgan Stanley estimates that supply could stop expanding by 2025, leaving a sizable gap. “We are running at net-zero type capex levels, whilst at the same time demand is not following the net-zero trajectory,” Martijn Rats, an oil strategist at the bank, told Bloomberg. “Demand will be above 100 million barrels a day for the rest of the 2020s, but on the supply side we’re not going to produce that with current investment levels.”
Reuters: Twin peaks: Whether it's supply or demand, oil era heads for crunch time
By Noah Browning, 10/25/21
“Energy transition and peak demand predictions have spooked investors in oil, putting the prospect of peak production sooner than anticipated accompanied by wild price spikes,” Reuters reports. “...But as it stands now, mobility curbs which hollowed out both spending on upstream oil projects and oil end use may already be set to permanently rein in the growth of both supply and demand. "On current trends, global oil supply is likely to peak even earlier than demand," the research department of bank Morgan Stanley said in a note this week. "The planet puts boundaries on the amount of carbon that can safely be emitted. Therefore, oil consumption needs to peak. However, this is such a well-telegraphed prospect that it has solicited its own counter-response already: low investment."
Reuters: Why today's economy can handle oil at $100 a barrel or higher
By Tommy Wilkes and Sujata Rao, 10/21/21
“For all the angst caused by this year's 65% oil price leap, concerns about a return to 1970s-style stagflation are overblown and the developed world, at least, can probably handle even costlier crude without too much stress,” Reuters reports. “Alternative energy sources, a rise in less energy-intense service sectors, plus more efficient vehicles, gadgets and power plants mean that oil demand has evolved, not just from the 1970s but even since 2008 when oil futures neared $150… “Oil intensity -- the volume of oil consumed per unit of gross domestic product -- dropped 56% between 1973 and 2019, according to Columbia University's Center for Global Energy Policy. So if in 1973 it took a little under one barrel of oil to produce $1,000 of economic output, that figure has fallen to less than half a barrel. As recently as 2010 more than 75 litres of oil were consumed per $1,000 of global GDP -- today it's 65 litres, Morgan Stanley analysts note… “Morgan Stanley's analysts, who this week predicted Brent would hit $95 in the first 2022 quarter, argue that as investment in new production falls, 'peak oil supply' may actually arrive before peak demand.”
Bloomberg: Canadian light oil demand jumps as refiners avoid gas dependence
By DEVIKA KRISHNA KUMAR AND ROBERT TUTTLE, 10/24/21
“Canada’s oil sands are known for yielding some of the heaviest, most carbon-intensive oil in the world but it’s the light crude that the country produces that is most in demand at the moment,” Bloomberg reports. “...For November, Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge Inc. had to ration shipments of light oil on its export pipelines for the first time in months even after the start of a new pipeline opened up new capacity. The jump in demand has weakened the price of Canadian heavy crude to a discount of more than $15 a barrel versus the light West Texas Intermediate benchmark, the widest since January, NE2 Group data show.”
Guardian: No formal Cop26 role for big oil amid doubts over firms’ net zero plans
Matthew Taylor, 10/21/21
“Fossil fuel firms have been given no official role in the Cop26 climate summit, it can be revealed, against a background of growing concern among UK officials that big oil’s net zero plans do not stack up,” the Guardian reports. “Private emails from civil servants in the Cop unit, seen by the Guardian, show doubts about one oil major’s net zero plans, with an official saying BP “[does] not currently fit our success criteria for Cop26” and another noting “it’s unclear whether [its net zero] commitments stack up yet”. Last year the Guardian revealed that fossil fuel firms had held a series of private meetings with UK officials in an attempt to be part of Cop26. Documents revealed that some of the world’s biggest polluters had been lobbying the government, offering money in return for exposure at the event and in one case saying they could act as an intermediary between UK officials and other governments. But now, in what campaigners say is a big win for climate activism, the UK’s Cop unit has confirmed that no fossil fuel majors will have a formal role. Chris Garrard, of the campaign group Culture Unstained, which obtained the emails under freedom of information legislation, told the Guardian: “For years oil companies have been given prominent platforms at the UN climate negotiations, promoting themselves as climate leaders while they continued to pour millions into new fossil fuels, so this is a big step forward.”
Bloomberg: Exxon Restarts Wyoming Carbon Capture Project After 2-Year Delay
By Kevin Crowley, 10/21/21
“Exxon Mobil Corp. restarted work on a planned 1 million-ton-a-year carbon capture project in Wyoming and said operations could begin as soon as 2025, two years later than the previously proposed timeline,” Bloomberg reports. “The LaBarge expansion will cost about $400 million, the company said Thursday in a statement. Irving, Texas-based Exxon will begin requesting bids for engineering, procurement and construction, with a view to taking a final investment decision in 2022. The announcement from Exxon comes as the company feels pressure from investors to overhaul its climate strategy. While competitors BP Plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc have set long-term goals to achieve net zero carbon emissions and invested in renewable energy, Exxon has focused on shorter term goals to reduce methane and invest in low-carbon technologies.”
Canadian Press: Regulator lays charges against Tidewater Midstream for acidic water release
10/22/21
“The Alberta Energy Regulator has laid charges against Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. for a release of acidic water in west-central Alberta,” the Canadian Press reports. “The regulator says the release occurred in Oct. 2019 at Tidewater's Ram River sour gas processing plant west of Rocky Mountain House. It says the acidic water flowed into a nearby creek. Calgary-based Tidewater has been charged with 10 violations under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, including releasing a substance to the environment that caused or may have caused an adverse effect. The regulator also alleges that Tidewater failed to report the release of the acidic water as soon as possible, and failed to take all reasonable measures to repair and remedy the spill. Tidewater is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 8 in Rocky Mountain House.”
Globe and Mail: Canada’s energy sector deserves more credit for its innovation, new research suggests
10/25/21
“During a federal election in which climate change played a starring role, the Liberals, the NDP and the Bloc Québécois all promised to end fossil fuel subsidies, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledging to eliminate these grants by 2023—not 2025, as per an earlier commitment,” the Globe and Mail reports. “While Canadians may now be familiar with this high-level talking point, what’s less well understood is that a sizable chunk of subsidies to the oil and gas industry—estimated by Environmental Defence to be worth $18 billion a year, much of it flowing through Export Development Canada—come in the guise of R&D investments and tax credits. These are intended, ostensibly, to reduce the sector’s carbon footprint with productivity improvements and shrink greenhouse gas intensity levels, through the development of cleaner techniques for extracting crude from bitumen and the commercialization of carbon capture and storage systems… “In fact, a report prepared last year by the Parkland Institute, a consortium of Alberta universities, found that the amount of academic research funding that goes into fossil fuel projects dramatically overshadows the grants geared toward renewables and conservation. At a time when science has become so politically polarized, the question orbiting the debate over fossil fuel research is whether all the funding is delivering an ecological benefit or merely propping up an industry in decline.”
CLIMATE FINANCE
Marketwatch: Major U.S. banks continue to finance oil and gas industry, study says
Steve Gelsi, 10/25/21
“JPMorgan Chase JPM, +1.35% Citigroup C, +1.22% and Bank of America BAC, +1.58% collected the most fees from the oil, gas and coal sectors in the past six years, according to a Bloomberg study released Monday,” Marketwatch reports. “The news service said these and other major banks have drawn in at least $17 billion in fees and floated about $4 trillion in loans for fossil fuels since the Paris Agreement on climate was reached in 2015. So far in 2021, major banks helped generate $459 billion in bonds and loans for the oil, gas and coal businesses, according to Bloomberg data. The banks at the time led $463 billion worth of green bonds and loans. The study comes ahead of the UN Climate Summit starting Oct. 31 in Glasgow.”
Politico Morning Energy: CLIMATE’S RISKY BUSINESS
Matthew Choi, 10/22/21
“The Financial Stability Oversight Council released its long-awaited report on climate change Thursday, declaring it an emerging threat to the country’s financial system and charting a path to assess and prepare for the risks,” Politico Morning Energy reports. “The council plans to create a committee dedicated to climate risks across member agencies, as well as an advisory committee with outside experts. The report also outlines further research goals to better gauge climate risks. FSOC was formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to assess major risks to the U.S. financial system. Environmentalists had hoped for the report to push regulators like the Federal Reserve to try to curb investments into fossil fuel projects, but it stopped short of doing so. “This report makes it clear that financial regulators understand the need for action to ensure that the climate crisis doesn’t cause the next financial crisis,” Ben Cushing, campaign manager of the Sierra Club’s Fossil-Free Finance campaign, told Politico. “However, by leaving out key risk-reduction tools, it is not treating the problem with the urgency it deserves.”
OPINION
Wall Street Journal: EDITORIAL: More steps against oil pipelines
10/25/21
“The Democratic Party’s hostility to oil and gas pipelines is now becoming an international problem, as Canada seeks a Biden administration intervention over Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s attempt to shut down Enbridge Energy’s Line 5,” the Wall Street Journa Editorial Board writes. “...Yet Whitmer is acting like she’s her own sovereign nation. She moved last year to revoke and terminate an easement that allows Line 5 to operate in a 4.5-mile stretch in the Straits of Mackinac and ordered Enbridge to shut down and “permanently decommission” the pipeline within 180 days. Enbridge has defied Whitmer and continued operations, saying her unilateral actions lack legal authority. The governor is seeking an injunction to close the pipeline… “If that’s more than diplomatic boilerplate, the U.S. will abide by its treaty and tell Gov. Whitmer to stand down. But Canada has learned the hard way from President Joe Biden’s decision to kill the Keystone XL pipeline that, in this administration, hostility to fossil fuels trumps good neighborly relations.”
Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice: Charges put accountability in pipeline
10/24/21
“In the 15 years that the gas industry has extracted natural gas from the Marcellus Shale, it has become clear that many companies consider fines for environmental damage to be a fundamental cost of doing business,” the Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice writes. “And in their zeal to nurture the industry, state legislators mostly have gotten out of its way. They have established a web of subsidies to promote gas development while refusing to fairly tax gas extraction and failing to establish industrial best practices as the state’s basic regulatory standard. The result is a wide range of behavior by companies engaged in various aspects of the process, including drillers/frackers and pipeline companies. Another result is the suite of criminal charges that state Attorney General Josh Shapiro has brought against the Texas-based Energy Transfer LP, developer and operator of the Mariner East 2 pipeline, at the recommendation of a grand jury… “Convictions on the new charges likely would result in further fines against the company. But, given that the charges were filed after the company already had paid $20 million in fines, Shapiro obviously is correct in asserting that the charges are not enough to ensure public safety near gas fields and along pipeline routes. Pipelines are the safest means to transport volatile gas and its byproducts, which otherwise move through heavily populated areas by truck and train. But the Legislature should stop rolling over for the industry and devise a regulatory regime that begins with best practices and severely penalizes those who endanger the public — including prosecution of individuals for multiple company offenses.”
Grand Forks Herald: Letter: Benefits of Line 3 will be long-lasting
Bruce Bjerke, Leonard, Minn., 10/24/21
“There is nothing better than a project like the Line 3 pipeline replacement project. The benefits are countless, some of which will not be realized for years to come,” Bruce Bjerke writes in the Grand Forks Herald. “The impact on our workforce is one that should not be overlooked. Thanks to this project, there were thousands of workers hired, with most being from right here in Minnesota. This job prioritized working with our local unions and cleared out the union halls to add to their crew. Additionally, Enbridge’s efforts to prioritize investments in Minnesota’s tribal communities is next to none… “On top of this, more than $200 million was injected into Minnesota’s economy from this project, and Enbridge’s property taxes in our state will more than double since completed. The list of benefits from the Line 3 pipeline project go on and on, and we will be reaping the rewards for a long time.”