Friday, March 29th, 2024 Church Directory

Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline

(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Tom Emmer.)

Enbridge Line 3 is a thousand-mile pipeline that has connected oil fields in Canada with refineries throughout the Midwest since the 1960s. Now it needs repairs, and Enbridge is in the process of building 330 miles of rerouted replacement pipeline to meet our nation’s high demand for oil and ensure the safe transportation of this important resource.

Out of respect for tribal requests, the new pipeline route is designed to avoid reservation lands and circumvent environmentally sensitive waters. The state-of-the-art technology being used in the pipeline’s repair and replacement project will also ensure it is less prone to accidents or spills than truck or train transport. When completed, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission estimates it will increase oil transportation capacity to an annual average of 760,000 barrels per day.

Additionally, this project will be great for the Minnesota economy. I was pleased to see Enbridge sign a project labor agreement in December 2019 promising around two thousand jobs for Minnesota’s union workers. This project has already created thousands of good-paying jobs and has helped stimulate our rural communities.

I will continue to support the Line 3 Replacement Project, and I look forward to seeing its completion later this year. This project is key to providing reliable crude oil for consumers across the Midwest, and it will do so while preserving and protecting our many natural treasures. After six years of review, stakeholder engagement, and local input, it is time to move forward with finishing the pipeline so that America can become more energy independent and consumers have a safe and reliable energy source. 

Let’s listen to the communities that will actually be impacted by the Line 3 pipeline — not Hollywood celebrities.

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