PUC discusses pipeline permit at Pipestone Monument

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Utility regulators are discussing whether to allow Magellan Pipeline Company to reopen a gas pipeline near Pipestone National Monument, a site sacred to tribal nations.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is meeting Thursday to discuss whether to grant a permit to Magellan Pipeline Company to reopen its gas pipeline near the Pipestone National Monument, a site sacred to tribal nations.

Commission chair Katie Sieben noted as the hearing began that the PUC received a security threat, which forced the commission to move the hearing to a smaller hearing room. The threat was received earlier this week. About 150 people are watching in an overflow room.

Christy Brusven, representing Magellan, said at the beginning of the hearing that the company has satisfied the requirements of a 2025 order and has taken steps to avoid natural resources.

The Indigenous Protector Movement held a prayer circle outside the hear...