August 9, 2021 Barbara With In this photo shared by Nancy Beaulieu of RISE Coalition, the Mississippi is being traumatized by Enbridge’s work there. As they drill with horizontal directional drilling, they instigate what is called a “frack out,” wherein they hit the aquifer and the toxic chemicals they are using to drill leach into […]
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White Earth files Rights of Nature lawsuit against Minnesota DNR
August 5, 2021 READ COMPLAINT HERE First “Rights of Nature” Enforcement Case Filed in Tribal Court to Enforce Treaty Guarantees Action filed against Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to Stop Diversion of 5 Billion Gallons of Water for Enbridge “Line 3” Pipeline Press Release August 4, 2021 Contact: Frank BibeauPlaintiff’s Attorney frankbibeau@gmail.com 218-760-1258 Thomas Linzey, […]
Minnesota Legislators ask state agency to pull Enbridge drilling permits
August 1, 2021 Barbara With On July 27, a group of Minnesota State Legislators sent a letter to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency asking them to temporarily suspend the Section 401 certification and demand that Enbridge halt all drilling along Line 3 after nine separate incidents of toxic chemicals being release into the waters all […]
Kristle KLR appealing CUP denial to open “irrigation” facility and sell Lake Superior water
July 25, 2021 Barbara With ,On April 15, 2021 Herbster residents Kristle Majchrzak and her father Robert Glau were denied a conditional use permit (CUP) to bottle and sell water from a well on their land near Lake Superior. The permit was denied after the couple received no public support from any of the citizens […]
BREAKING NEWS: Enbridge frack out on the Mississippi is toxic
July 23, 2021 Indigenous Environmental Network CALL the MPCA at 1-651-296-6300 and ask what they are doing about this: MPCA Confirms ‘Frac Out’ Spill at Fire Light Camp Site Contains Hazardous, Combustible Additive Plus Two Additional Spills MPCA confirms that Enbridge has contaminated the Mississippi River at least three locations this week just outside Itasca […]
Enbridge begins drilling under the Shell River; Water monitors needed
July 18, 2021 Barbara With Video: Chelsea Fairbank Enbridge has begun drilling under the Shell River. River monitors reported activities crossing below a mussel bed in the river. Citizens are needed to monitor the waters, not just of the river, but of the many large tanker trucks that are being escorted around the area by […]
Winona La Duke: “Enbridge does not own the river; neither does the DNR”
July 18, 2021 Barbara With On July 15, Winona LaDuke addressed concerned citizens at the Shell City Campground Water Protector camp on the Shell River. Water protectors have been monitoring the health of the Shell River for over seven weeks, documenting the impact of the drought, as well as the losses to the local irrigation […]
DNR Pulled Enbridge Permits in Northern MN in June; Company continues to work
July 17, 2021 Barbara With On Friday, July 16, the Minnesota DNR released copies of the suspension of permits issued to Enbridge as early as June 22, including suspending their permits in the Mississippi River-Brainerd, Pine River, St. Louis, and Crow Wing watersheds. Meanwhile, water protectors who have been observing Enbridge activity say they appear […]
Water Protectors gearing up for Enbridge drilling under the Shell River #stopline3
July 16, 2021 Barbara With On July 15, over 250 people gathered at the Shell City Water Protector camp to take a stand against Enbridge and their imminent plans to drill under the Shell River at five different locations. Protectors came from all across the country to occupy the easements to protect the river from […]
White Earth Demands Justice from Minnesota, US Government; Stop Line 3
July 14, 2021 Barbara With On July 9, Raymond Auginaush, Alan Roy, Winona LaDuke and Frank Bibeau of the White Earth Nation came to the Minnesota State Capitol to speak directly to Governor Walz about stopping Line 3 and revoking the recent permission for Enbridge to use 10 times more water than originally permitted to […]
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