An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion.

Russia’s war in Ukraine could mean changes for Ed Kessel’s farm along a quiet stretch of western North Dakota.

The pipeline was completed despite opposition from environmental and Indigenous activists who say it violates treaty rights, worsen climate change and heighten the risk of spills.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed a decision by state pollution regulators to issue a water quality certification for the Line 3 crude oil pipeline, the latest setback for opponents who are trying to stop the project.

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal by opponents of Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline, letting stand a key decision by independent regulators to allow construction on the project to proceed.

Minnesota regulators opened a hearing on Friday, January 31, 2020, on an updated environmental review for Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across the state, but most testimony focused on broader questions of whether the project even be built.

Opponents of Enbridge's Line 3 are shifting their focus to an appeals court and getting ready to demonstrate along the route as construction preparations ramp up.