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A Pipeline Runs Through It

An artesian well, shown here in March 2022, provides drinking water for local residents along the Kakagon River that flows through the wild rice sloughs on the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa lands in Odanah, Wisconsin. The Bad River river is facing erosion that could cause damage to the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline opposed by water protectors. The Kakagon River is part of the Bad River watershed (Photo by Mary Annette Pember/Indian Country Today)
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Enbridge takes the gloves off in Line 5 battle

By Mary Annette PemberMay 9, 2022
Water protectors hold a rally in mid-2021 against Line 3 on a railroad overpass along Highway 2 in Minnesota. (Photo by Mary Annette Pember/Indian Country Today)
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Investors ask banks to rethink funding fossil fuel projects, including Line 3

By Mark TrahantMar 31, 2022
Water protectors in Mackinaw City, Michigan, march against Enbridge's Line 5 on May 13, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Beth Price)
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Biden administration to discuss Enbridge Line 5

By Mary Annette PemberNov 9, 2021
Taysha Martineau, citizen of the Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe, sits at the Migizi camp on the Fond du Lac lands in Minnesota. She and other water protectors say their opposition to Enbridge Line 3 has created divisions and tensions for them.  (Photo by Mary Annette Pember/Indian Country Today)
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Enbridge Line 3 is finished but division lives on

By Mary Annette PemberOct 28, 2021
Water protectors take over the Enbridge Line 3 pumping station in Hubbard County near Park Rapids, MN  to stop construction of  on June 7, 2021. Some people locked themselves down to pipeline construction equipment.  (Photo by Mary Annette Pember/Indian Country Today)
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Line 3 replacement complete; oil will flow soon

By ICTSep 29, 2021
Pipes await installation along Enbridge Line 3's route near Park Rapids, Minnesota, on June 6, 2021. (Photo by Mary Annette Pember/Indian Country Today)
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Enbridge ordered to pay $3 million for groundwater leak

By The Associated PressSep 17, 2021
In this June 29, 2018 photo, tanks stand at the Enbridge Energy terminal in Superior, Wisconsin. Minnesota utility regulators reaffirmed their support Thursday, June 25, 2020, for Enbridge’s plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted 4-1 to reject petitions for reconsideration filed by several Ojibwe bands, environmental groups and the state Commerce Department. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
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Congress members urge Joe Biden to stop Line 3 pipeline

By The Associated PressSep 3, 2021
Minnesota State Troopers face off with environmental activists, who identify as water protectors, at the Minnesota State Capitol after activists opposing the Line 3 oil pipeline occupied the site overnight in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. (Evan Frost/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
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Minnesota court deals yet another setback to pipeline foes

By The Associated PressAug 30, 2021
Pictured: Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.
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Line 3 protesters arrested at Minnesota Capitol

By The Associated PressAug 27, 2021
Manoomin or wild rice is more than food for Ojibwe; it conveys culture and tradition. 2020. (Photo by Mary Annette Pember)
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'Rights of nature' cases could bolster treaty guarantees

By Mary Annette PemberAug 26, 2021
Pictured: Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.
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Line 3 opponents descend on Minnesota Capitol

By The Associated PressAug 26, 2021
Pipes lie on the surface waiting to be installed along Enbridge Line 3's route near Park Rapids, Minnesota, on June 6, 2021. (Photo by Mary Annette Pember/Indian Country Today)
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Court denied Line 3 appeal, still a go

By Mary Annette PemberAug 25, 2021
Indigenous water protectors and health professionals gather at Mears Park in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Aug. 17, 2021, calling for end to Enbridge Line 3 construction. The Indigenous Environmental Network has been active in drawing attention to pipeline projects. (Photo courtesy Chris Trinh / Indigenous Environmental Network)
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Health professionals declare Line 3 a public health crisis

By Mary Annette PemberAug 18, 2021
Cass Lake is one of many lakes in Minnesota where wild rice or manoomin grows. Cass Lake, Minnesota 2019 (Photo by Mary Annette Pember)
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'Rights of nature’ lawsuits hit a sweet spot

By Mary Annette PemberAug 15, 2021
Water protectors tour an Enbridge Line 3 construction site near Park Rapids, Minnesota, on June 6, 2021. (Photo by Mary Annette Pember/Indian Country Today)
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Red Lake Treaty Camp’s future uncertain

By Mary Annette PemberJun 25, 2021
Pipes lie on the surface waiting to be installed along Enbridge Line 3's route near Park Rapids, Minnesota, on June 6, 2021. (Photo by Mary Annette Pember/Indian Country Today)
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More arrests along Enbridge Line 3

By Mary Annette PemberJun 23, 2021
Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson walks towards the Fire Light camp along the Mississippi River at an Enbridge Line 3 construction site on June 7, 2021, near Solway, Minnesota. Halverson was able to avoid mass arrests that occurred at other protest sites. (Photo courtesy of Line 3 Media Collective)
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Sheriff, water protectors keep peace at Enbridge site

By Mary Annette PemberJun 17, 2021
Sections of pipe await placement near Grand Rapids, MN for the Enbridge Line 3 project. (Photo by Mary Annette Pember)
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Minnesota court affirms Enbridge Line 3 approval

By Mary Annette PemberJun 14, 2021
Protesters march to stop construction on Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline project on June 7, 2021 in northern Minnesota near Solway at one of Mississippi River crossings by pipeline . (Photo by Mary Annette Pember/Indian Country Today)
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Protesters march to stop Enbridge Line 3

By Mary Annette PemberJun 7, 2021
Winona LaDuke, White Earth Ojibwe and  executive director of Honor the Earth, conducts a media tour of Enbridge Line 3 construction sites near Park Rapid, Minnesota, on Sunday, June 6, 2021. (Photo by Mary Annette Pember, Indian Country Today)
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Opponents take stand against Enbridge Line 3

By Mary Annette PemberJun 7, 2021
Tania Aubid of the Milles Band of Ojibwe holds a bullet-riddled sign opposing the Enbridge Line 3 project in February 2021. The sign had been in front of her home. (Photo by Mary Annette Pember, Indian Country Today)
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Treaties offer new aid in environmental fights

By Mary Annette PemberJun 2, 2021
Taysha Martineau of the Fond du Lac tribe is a water protector and has helped build camp Migizi immediately next to one of the Enbridge Line 3 worksites on the Fond du Lac reservation on a piece of land she and others purchased. She and other water protectors stage actions from the camp and are working to learn traditional Ojibwe ways there. (Photo by Mary Annette Pember, Indian Country Today)
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Enbridge Line 3 divides Indigenous lands, people

By Mary Annette PemberFeb 19, 2021
Water protectors chained themselves together inside a segment of Enbridge's Line 3, temporarily halting construction. (Photo courtesy of Ginew Collective)
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More water protectors arrested for halting Line 3 work

By Mary Annette PemberJan 16, 2021