An important step backward for Line 3, if we're lucky

Hopefully, what with one thing and another, the whole plan will plunge into a bottomless pit.

Minnesota regulators announced (July 3) that they will revisit their environmental review of the Line 3 pipeline project, rather than asking the state Supreme Court to take up the case.

Last June, the state Public Utilities Commission approved Enbridge Energy's $2.6 billion plan to replace its aging Line 3 oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.

But early last month, the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed the PUC's approval of the project's environmental impact statement — a review of potential impacts the pipeline might have on the surrounding environment — saying it didn't adequately address the potential impact of a spill in the Lake Superior watershed. - MPR

Also: "'Protesters as terrorists': growing number of states turn anti-pipeline activism into a crime" - The Guardian