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ADD: construction finished in all the other states

As of December 2020, Minnesota state and federal regulators had granted Enbridge all of the permits required to construct the last stretch of the Line 3 pipeline through Minnesota. The permits for this project have been consistently contested by Ojibwe communities and environmental justice organizations in the state. Although several of the pipeline's main permits were still facing appeals in court, regulatory agencies granted the remaining permits to Enbridge to begin construction in November of 2020.

Enbridge began construction of the new Line 3 oil pipeline across northern Minnesota in December of 2020. However, the pipeline was still facing significant resistance as of April 2021.

Several parties, including Indigenous communities, environmental organizations, and the Minnesota Department of Commerce, are still appealing the project in court. In March of 2021, the Minnesota Court of Appeals heard testimony from Enbridge, the PUC, and all appealing parties. The plaintiffs brought forth several challenges to the pipeline, most notably questioning whether the energy transfer company had ever proved that there would be enough continued demand for tar sands oil to justify construction of Line 3.

Outside the courts, Indigenous-led groups have been delaying construction along the pipeline route through non-violent direct action and protest. Groups like the Giniw Collective, Camp Migizi, Honor the Earth, and the RISE coalition have staged dozens of actions attended by thousands of people since construction began. As of April of 2020, over 200 people had been arrested protesting along the pipeline route.