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Land Rights and Pipelines

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Line 3

Background info

There is a Pipeline from Alberta to Wisconsin that will double the amount of oil currently travelling (will carry ~800,000 barrels/day)
Rebuilding of the old Line 3 (old line was corroding)
Construction efforts are hiding under the name “rebuilding”- actual plan includes an entirely new section in Minnesota

Relation to climate crisis

Passes through Anishinaabe territory as well as untouched wetlands (where wild rice grows), the Leech Lake and Fond du Lac reservations, Ojibwe treaty lands, and parts of the Mississippi River and Lake Superior
Over 800 spills in the past 15 years, no formal cleanup of past spills
Vague US laws surrounding pipeline abandonment, so it’s super easy to do without punishment

Relation to polluters

Estimation of ~900 anomalies (cracks, areas that are corroded, etc.) in the old pipeline, meaning oil has leached into the soil without acknowledgement
Proposed in 2014 by Enbridge (responsible for the largest US inland oil spill), largest Enbridge project yet
No requirements for Enbridge to clean up spills and material from the old pipeline
Ojibwe tribe has property rights from the US government, construction violates these rights with no communication
Past/relevant treaties (detailed descriptions
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): 1837 White Pine Treaty, 1855 Treaty with the Chippewa, 1983 Voigt Decision, 1999 Supreme Court Decision (Minnesota vs. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians), 2015 Squarehook Case

How to help

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Further resources
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www.stopline3.org
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