Nonprofit online magazine Grist, in collaboration with the Center for Media and Democracy, published data last February showing that Canadian energy company Enbridge spent almost $6 million on police and sheriff’s services, as well as emergency response, during the Line 3 project in Minnesota.
The state’s public utilities commission, which gave approval for Line 3 in 2020, reportedly included an “unusual condition” in Enbridge’s permit, making the company responsible for paying police amid the expected protests against the pipeline.