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Enbridge will pay $11M fine for Minnesota water violations
-Enbridge will pay more than $11 million to settle water quality violations related to Line 3 construction in Minnesota.
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MN Supreme Court: Farm country stream is protected waterway
-It’s unclear whether the ruling will affect other conflicts around the state involving drainage projects that preserve farmlands but increase the volume of pollutants flowing downstream.
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Minnesota Ojibwe harvest sacred, climate-imperiled wild rice
-Wild rice is sacred to Indigenous peoples in the region, because it’s part of their creation story — and because for centuries it staved off starvation during harsh winters.