RED LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS et al v. UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

  1. October 07, 2022

    Army Corps Escapes Chippewa's Enbridge Pipeline Challenge

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday upheld federal permits that allowed Enbridge Energy LP to complete its Line 3 oil pipeline project through Minnesota, rejecting Native Americans' and green groups' allegations that environmental impacts were improperly ignored.

  2. July 09, 2021

    Native American Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2021

    Native American law practitioners are anticipating developments in clashes over pipeline projects affecting tribal lands, white farmers' challenges in multiple federal courts to American Rescue Plan funding for minority farmers, and a fight over the environmental and religious rights fallout from a proposed Arizona copper mine.

  3. June 24, 2021

    Army Corps Defends Climate Review Of Enbridge Pipeline

    The Army Corps of Engineers has told a D.C. federal court its environmental review of a $2.9 billion Enbridge pipeline replacement project in Minnesota adequately evaluated alternatives and impacts on climate and tribal sovereignty.

  4. May 27, 2021

    Tribes, Green Groups Push For Win In Enbridge Pipeline Fight

    Two tribes and several environmental groups seeking to stop a $2.9 billion Enbridge pipeline replacement project urged a D.C. federal court to vacate federal water quality permits for the project, arguing that it needlessly puts the environment at risk and will contribute to climate change.

  5. February 08, 2021

    Judge Won't Block $2.9B Enbridge Pipeline Project In Minn.

    A D.C. federal judge this weekend refused to stall Enbridge's controversial $2.9 billion oil pipeline replacement project, saying that at first blush, the government's environmental analysis of the Minnesota project appeared to be adequate.

  6. February 02, 2021

    Minn. Pipeline Row Distinct From Dakota Access, Corps Says

    The U.S. government says a recent decision vacating a Dakota Access Pipeline permit has no bearing on a separate dispute over a proposed replacement line in Minnesota, despite an attempt by Native American tribes to tie the two together.

  7. January 19, 2021

    Feds Urge Court To Deny Bid To Block $2.9B Pipeline Project

    The Army Corps of Engineers urged a D.C. federal court to deny a bid by indigenous American tribes and environmental groups to block the final phase of a $2.9 billion oil pipeline replacement project in Minnesota, defending its permitting of the plan.

  8. January 11, 2021

    Enbridge Intervenes In Suit To Block Minn. Pipeline Project

    A D.C. federal court on Saturday allowed energy company Enbridge to intervene in a December lawsuit brought by tribes and environmental groups against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to stop its $2.9 billion pipeline replacement project in Minnesota.

  9. January 04, 2021

    Tribes Pile On Resistance To $2.9B Enbridge Pipeline Project

    Two tribes seeking to stop a $2.9 billion Enbridge pipeline project have taken their fight to federal court, arguing that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers didn't adequately consider the effects of potential oil spills before approving the project