October 07, 2022
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.
July 09, 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.
June 24, 2021
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.
May 27, 2021
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.
February 08, 2021
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.
February 02, 2021
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.
January 19, 2021
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.
January 11, 2021
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.
January 04, 2021
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