ST. PAUL, MN – Governor Mark Dayton today released the following statement regarding the deadline for publishing the Environmental Impact Statement for Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 Oil Pipeline.
“In order to provide the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with the best possible information on which to base its decision, I have directed the Commissioner of Commerce to extend the deadline for publishing its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 Oil Pipeline. According to my order, the Minnesota Department of Commerce will publish its final EIS on Thursday, August 17, 2017, including its responses to the more than 2,860 public comments the Department has received.”
