In re Enbridge Energy, LP

The Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed the Public Utilities Commission’s determination that the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the proposed Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline project was adequate. Although the court upheld the Commission’s conclusion that the consideration of many issues, including upstream greenhouse gas emissions, was adequate, the court found that the FEIS was inadequate because it did not address the potential impact of an oil spill into the Lake Superior watershed.