The Cross Border Organizing Working Group of the Line 5 Coalition is an international group of activists and Indigenous leaders working to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5. We have drafted a letter to key Canadian Ministers asking them to stop misusing a 1977 treaty in order to keep a decrepit pipeline in service.

ACTION ALERT: Tell Canadian Ministers to Stop Misusing the 1977 Transit Pipelines Treaty
by wcmcoop on March 28, 2023 in Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Enbridge, Environment, Line 3, Line 5, pipelines, The 99%, water

Great Lake Water Protectors representing at COP 15; Deliver invoice to Enbridge for damages from building Line 3
by Barbara With on December 13, 2022 in Citizen Media, corporate fascism, Enbridge, Line 3, Line 5, pipelines, Treaty Rights, water, Wetlands
December 13, 2022 Great Grandmother Mary Lyon and other Great Lakes Water Protectors deliver an invoice to Enbridge in Montreal for all the damage they’ve done to local communities when building Line 3 in northern Wisconsin. Photos and video: Rebecca Kemble

Demand Federal Agencies Hold Enbridge Accountable for Line 3 Destruction
by wcmcguest on November 23, 2022 in Citizen Media, Enbridge, Environment, Line 3, pipelines, Rights of Nature, Treaty Rights, water, Wetlands
November 23, 2022 Ahead of construction of the Line 3 pipeline across northern Minnesota, scientists and water protectors predicted potential long-term and permanent hydrological disturbances and ecological destruction that could result from construction. Now that the project is complete, the Department of Natural Resources has publicly acknowledged three places where Enbridge pierced aquifers causing serious […]

Wisconsin DNR sends Enbridge a list of demands
by Barbara With on November 1, 2022 in Citizen Media, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Environment, Idle No More, Line 3, Line 5, pipelines, Rights of Nature, Treaty Rights, Uncategorized, water, Wetlands
November 1, 2022 On October 31, 2022, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WIDNR) sent Enbridge Energy a letter asking for data needed to prepare the environmental impact statement (EIS) for their proposed Line 5 reroute through the Bad River watershed. Among other things, the letter questions the drilling fluids—how many and what other damaging […]

Line 3 charges dismissed against five of the “Shell River 7” water protectors
by wcmcguest on November 1, 2022 in Citizen Media, Environment, Idle No More, Line 3, pipelines, Treaty Rights, Uncategorized, water
November 1, 2022 On Monday, October 31, 2022, District Judge Doug Clark dismissed all charges against five of the “Shell River 7” water protectors. The five include Kelly Maracle, Trish Weber, Mary Klein, Barbara With, and Cheryl Barnds. Judge Clark dismissed the cases on grounds that the State had failed to demonstrate probable cause to […]

Minnesota state agencies and Fond du Lac Band announce Enbridge enforcement resulting in $11M in payments, environmental projects, and financial assurances
by wcmcguest on October 17, 2022 in Citizen Media, corporate fascism, Environment, Idle No More, Line 3, pipelines, Rights of Nature, Treaty Rights, water
October 17, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 17, 2022 Contact:MPCA: Matt Croaston, 651-757-2690DNR: Gail Nosek, 651-280-5468 The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the results from extensive enforcement investigations of water quality violations and aquifer breaches related to Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 pipeline construction project in northern Minnesota. Combined with […]

Enbridge admits it breached aquifer in Line 3 construction; Clearwater County Attorney referred case to Attorney General for criminal prosecution
by wcmcguest on October 17, 2022 in Citizen Media, corporate fascism, Environment, Line 3, pipelines, Rights of Nature, Treaty Rights, water
October 17, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Stiles, Deputy Chief of Staff (651) 296-2069 office (651) 262-6193 mobile Enbridge admits it breached aquifer in Line 3 construction, will pay fine and perform environmental restoration Attorney General Ellison files criminal charge for aquifer breach against Enbridge, along with diversion agreement contingent on Enbridge not breaking […]

Court Rules MN Sheriff’s Blockade of Line 3 Water Protector Camp Was Illegal
by wcmcguest on September 13, 2022 in Dakota Access Pipeline, Enbridge, Environment, Idle No More, Line 3, Mining and Wetlands, pipelines, Rights of Nature, Standing Rock, Treaty Rights, water
September 13, 2022 Available for interviews:Contact Ellie Rutledge Silver to scheduleers@justiceonline.org(202) 232-1180 x203September 13, 2022 For Immediate ReleaseCPLL Victory!: Court Rules MN Sheriff’s Blockade of Line 3 Water Protector Camp Was Illegal and Bars Ongoing Efforts to Obstruct AccessToday, a Minnesota court issued a ruling protecting an Indigenous-led camp of Line 3 opponents from Hubbard County’s […]

Winona LaDuke testifies on her own behalf
by Barbara With on April 5, 2022 in Citizen Media, corporate fascism, Enbridge, Environment, Line 3, pipelines, Treaty Rights, Uncategorized, water
April 5, 2022 On April 4, 2022, Winona LaDuke took the stand at an evidentiary hearing to testify on behalf of herself. She has been charged with multiple gross misdemeanors in Minnesota as related to the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline. LaDuke was arrested on July 19, 2021 on the Shell River, along with six other […]

Anishinaabe Leader Winona LaDuke to appear in person on 4.4.22 for alleged “tresspass” during prayer intervention for Shell River last summer
by wcmcguest on April 3, 2022 in Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, corporate fascism, Enbridge, Environment, Idle No More, Line 3, pipelines, Rights of Nature, The 99%, Treaty Rights, Uncategorized, water
April 3, 2022 Winona LaDuke, Line 3 Anishinaabe leader and co-founder and Executive Director of the environmental justice non-profit Honor the Earth will appear in person for an omnibus evidentiary hearing in Wadena, Minnesota, on Monday April 4 for allegedly “trespassing” with six other women during a Line 3 peaceful prayer intervention at the Shell […]
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