Seriously, Line 3 might really not happen

Which would be so great.

Enbridge's proposed Line 3 oil pipeline replacement likely could see more delays, after two state agencies involved in the project said (June 18) that the permitting schedule for the pipeline needs to be revised.

Just how long those delays could last remains unclear. But in a joint statement from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, officials said that a recent state Court of Appeals ruling that the pipeline's environmental review was inadequate will have implications for their permitting process. - MPR

Enbridge makes a great deal of money pumping filthy fossil fuels around, and they will very likely keep pushing to the desperate end if it comes to that. There’s also sunk-cost bias involved.

To be clear, when in this context people reference Enbridge Line 3 we’re generally talking about the proposed replacement for the existing Line 3. And when I and many others talk about stopping Line 3, what we really mean is keeping the replacement from being built and shutting down the existing line for good. Because we don't need tar sands oil.