Policing the Pipeline

When the oil company Enbridge sought to build its Line 3 pipeline through northern Minnesota, it faced opposition from Indigenous-led water protectors. The company moved to coordinate with local police as they cracked down on the resistance.

Low-Flying DHS Helicopter Showers Anti-Pipeline Protests With Debris

Aitkin County sheriffs arrest "water protectors" during a protest at the construction site of the Line 3 oil pipeline near Palisade, Minnesota on January 9, 2021. - Line 3 is an oil sands pipeline which runs from Hardisty, Alberta, Canada to Superior, Wisconsin in the United States. In 2014, a new route for the Line 3 pipeline was proposed to allow an increased volume of oil to be transported daily. While that project has been approved in Canada, Wisconsin, and North Dakota, it has sparked continued resistance from climate justice groups and Native American communities in Minnesota. While many people are concerned about potential oil spills along Line 3, some Native American communities in Minnesota have opposed the project on the basis of treaty rights. (Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP) (Photo by KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Local Cops Said Pipeline Company Had Influence Over Government Appointment

Policing the Pipeline

Minnesota Police Ready for Pipeline Resistance as Enbridge Seeks to Drill Under Rivers

A St. Paul Police vehicle sets up a perimeter on the edge of the Line 3 protest in St. Paul, MN. January 29, 2021.

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Minnesota Police Want a Pipeline Company to Pay for Weapons Claimed as PPE

ST PAUL, MN - NOVEMBER 14: People protest against the Enbridge Energy Line 3 oil pipeline project outside the Governor's Mansion on November 14, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. The project took a step forward this week after receiving permitting approval from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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Minnesota Tells Pipeline Company Not to Run “Counterinsurgency” Against Protesters

Activists protest the Line 3 decision, Thursday, June 28, 2018, in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota regulators approved Enbridge Energy's proposal to replace its aging Line 3 oil pipeline, angering opponents who say the project threatens pristine areas and have vowed Standing Rock-style protests, if needed to block it. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP)

Policing the Pipeline

How Police, Private Security, and Energy Companies Are Preparing for a New Pipeline Standoff

Policing the Pipeline

Tribal Liaison in Minnesota Pipeline Review Is Sidelined After Oil Company Complains to Governor

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Policing the Pipeline

Low-Flying DHS Helicopter Showers Anti-Pipeline Protests With Debris

Local Cops Said Pipeline Company Had Influence Over Government Appointment

Minnesota Police Ready for Pipeline Resistance as Enbridge Seeks to Drill Under Rivers

Minnesota Police Want a Pipeline Company to Pay for Weapons Claimed as PPE

Minnesota Tells Pipeline Company Not to Run “Counterinsurgency” Against Protesters

How Police, Private Security, and Energy Companies Are Preparing for a New Pipeline Standoff

Tribal Liaison in Minnesota Pipeline Review Is Sidelined After Oil Company Complains to Governor

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Policing the Pipeline

Low-Flying DHS Helicopter Showers Anti-Pipeline Protests With Debris

Local Cops Said Pipeline Company Had Influence Over Government Appointment

Minnesota Police Ready for Pipeline Resistance as Enbridge Seeks to Drill Under Rivers

Minnesota Police Want a Pipeline Company to Pay for Weapons Claimed as PPE

Minnesota Tells Pipeline Company Not to Run “Counterinsurgency” Against Protesters

How Police, Private Security, and Energy Companies Are Preparing for a New Pipeline Standoff

Tribal Liaison in Minnesota Pipeline Review Is Sidelined After Oil Company Complains to Governor

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