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Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois, New York see lead in drinking water, Pennsylvania drilling ban, Ontario First Nations boil advisories
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Minnesota lawmakers introduce anti-copper mining legislation
-The effort directly opposes a proposed Twin Metals underground copper-nickel mine near Ely that opponents say could contaminate the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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Minnesota regulators deny request to delay Line 3 pipeline
-The Red Lake and White Earth Bands of Chippewa asked the independent Public Utilities Commission to stay its earlier approval of the project.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Indiana utilities plan for climate change, Waukesha pipeline construction begins
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What’s next for the Enbridge Line 3 project in Minnesota? Construction. And protests.
-On Monday, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency cleared the way for work to start on the pipeline project. Yet hurdles remain, including ongoing lawsuits and the threat of protests along the route.
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Enbridge starts construction on Line 3 in Minnesota
-Spokeswoman Juli Kellner said Enbridge began construction in several locations around the state Tuesday morning.
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Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline
-Minnesota regulators approved the final permit Monday for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement.
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Minnesota tribes file to halt pipeline approval due to virus
-The Red Lake and White Earth Bands of Chippewa filed a motion late Wednesday.