Enbridge is trying to expand the Line 3 pipeline to transport some of the dirtiest oil on Earth under the Mississippi River.
What Enbridge doesn’t want you to know is that it’s responsible for some of the largest inland oil spills in US history…and they're likely to cause more.
What Enbridge doesn’t want you to know is that it’s responsible for some of the largest inland oil spills in US history…and they're likely to cause more.
30 years ago today, Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline ruptured in Grand Rapids, MN, causing 1.7 million gallons of oil to leak into the Prairie River.
If not for the 18in of ice on top of the river, the spill could have poisoned the drinking water of millions along the Mississippi.
If not for the 18in of ice on top of the river, the spill could have poisoned the drinking water of millions along the Mississippi.
Just 10 years ago, another Enbridge pipeline burst and poured a million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River. It took years to clean up.
If Enbridge is able to move forward with Line 3, it would carry a million barrels of tar sands a day.
Activists and environmental groups say that if Line 3 is expanded, another spill is certain to happen, threatening the Mississippi River and Indigenous land.
Activists and environmental groups say that if Line 3 is expanded, another spill is certain to happen, threatening the Mississippi River and Indigenous land.
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