Enbridge Energy's plan to replace an aging crude-oil pipeline that runs through northern Minnesota hit another obstacle Tuesday when two state agencies said they would hold up the approval of the project's permits until flaws in its environmental review are eliminated.

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A federal judge has ordered a government agency to take a closer look at pipeline company Enbridge's plans for dealing with possible oil spills in the waterway connecting Lakes Huron and Michigan.

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A judge has ruled that a Michigan panel's approval of an oil-pipeline tunnel beneath the Great Lakes should stay intact even though a state law set unconstitutionally long terms for authority members.

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Faith leaders gathered at the Capitol to urge Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to oppose Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil-pipeline replacement, while a mostly Republican group of lawmakers urged him to let the project move forward.

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Four climate-change activists from the Catholic Worker movement were arrested on Monday in an attempt to shut down an Enbridge oil pipeline in north-central Minnesota.

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking the new state attorney general for a legal opinion on the constitutionality of a deal to run an oil pipeline beneath a crucial section of the Great Lakes.

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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to use the final weeks of his time in office to lock in a deal allowing the construction of a hotly debated oil-pipeline tunnel beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes — a plan his successor opposes but may be powerless to stop.

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Minnesota regulators reaffirmed their support on Monday for Enbridge Energy's proposal to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota, while dozens of protesters walked out of the hearing to make a point about climate change.

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Michigan officials took another step Thursday toward construction of an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the channel that links Lakes Huron and Michigan by asking the Mackinac Bridge Authority to accept oversight responsibility for the proposed structure.

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Enbridge Energy has urged Minnesota regulators to stand by their decision to approve its proposal for replacing its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.

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