Less than a month after the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission gave Enbridge Inc. the nod to increase the capacity of its Minnesota tar sands pipeline, the Canadian company settled a federal lawsuit over 15 permit violations and oil spills in the state. Enbridge did not admit to the violations but settled the lawsuit, filed in conjunction with
As Oil Industry Grows, Minnesotans Say Pipeline Operators Have Been Bad Neighbors
As Enbridge Inc. gets approval to augment its Minnesota tar sands pipeline, the company is settling a lawsuit over several spills.