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Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline

by Steve Karnowski
| December 1, 2020 12:09 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota regulators approved the final permit Monday for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, giving the company the green light to begin construction on the $2.6 billion project.

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