IN RE NORTH DAKOTA PIPELINE CO. LLC

No. A15-0016.

869 N.W.2d 693 (2015)

In the Matter of the Application of NORTH DAKOTA PIPELINE COMPANY LLC for a Certificate of Need for the Sandpiper Pipeline Project in Minnesota. In the Matter of the Application of North Dakota Pipeline Company LLC for a Pipeline Routing Permit for the Sandpiper Pipeline Project in Minnesota.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

September 14, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leigh K. Currie , Kathryn M. Hoffman , Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, St. Paul, MN, for relator Friends of the Headwaters.

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Alethea M. Huyser , Leah M.P. Hedman , Max Kieley , Assistant Attorneys General, St. Paul, MN, for respondent Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.

Richard D. Snyder , John E. Drawz , Patrick D.J. Mahlberg , Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for respondent North Dakota Pipeline Company LLC.

Gerald W. Von Korff , Rinke Noonan , St. Cloud, MN, for amicus curie Carlton County Land Stewards.

Considered and decided by RODENBERG, Presiding Judge; CLEARY, Chief Judge; and KLAPHAKE, Judge.


OPINION

Relator argues that conducting certificate of need proceedings for a large oil pipeline prior to the completion of an environmental impact statement violates the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act (MEPA). All parties agree that the pipeline is subject to environmental review under...

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