ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota regulators opened a hearing Friday o n an updated environmental review for Enbridge Energy’s plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across the state, but most testimony focused on broader questions of whether the project even be built. But the project’s supporters, including union construction workers, testified it’s time to let Enbridge complete the $2.6 billion project. Dr. Laalitha Surapaneni, a physician at the University of Minnesota, was first in line for the hearing. Democratic Rep. Frank Hornstein, of Minneapolis, was one of the relatively few testifiers to address the adequacy of the updated environmental review. Their testimony is expected to focus more closely on the updated environmental review.

Source: thestar January 31, 2020 20:48 UTC