Jan 8, 2015 | By: Lakeland PBS

Sandpiper Pipeline Stirs Up Controversy in Bemidji

The Sandpiper Pipeline would pump millions of barrels of oil through Minnesota and provide over one thousand jobs, but it’s already stirring up major controversy before a single pipe has been places. A public hearing in Bemidji was an outlet today for supporters and opponents of Enbridge’s Sandpiper pipeline to share their thoughts with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Catherine Silver was at that hearing and tells us what’s next for the $2.6 billion dollar project.

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