05/22/2026
Deny the Magellan Pipeline permit! Support the NO BUILD alternative!
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) NOW OPENED a public comment period, after rescinding the permit to approve a pipeline under 1 mile for the Pipestone National Monument.
The Magellan OneOK company violated PUC orders by refusing to work with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council! They chose their own non Native contractor to get this done as quickly as possible.
Faith Spotted Eagle of the Brave Heart Society said, “The survey submitted by Magellan OneOk is incomplete, inaccurate, and unacceptable!”
Why this Matters
Many tribes use the sacred pipe in our ceremonies. It is our connection to our past and a tool to connect to all of creation, it is how we build our future.
Dr. Alexis Archambault, Hydrologist with the Brave Heart Society, spoke to the significance of the surrounding hydrology and geology of the Pipestone landscape, “This specific pipestone (catlinite) is found nowhere else in the world. It took over a billion years for this unique geologic formation and sacred landscape to form.”
Echoing that urgency, ecologist Elijah Small with the Brave Heart Society warned, "There is no scientifically valid way to remove petroleum from pipestone. You wouldn't drill under the Vatican. You wouldn't flood Arlington Cemetery. You wouldn't drill under the Holy Land. But they are doing that to us right now."
“They are threatening our lives, our existence, by threatening pipestone. I am one of those willing to lay my life down for them," proclaimed President Pete Lengkeek of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe.
The public comment period is open NOW. Initial comments are due June 22 at 4:30pm CDT.
Suggested comment:
“I oppose the Magellan Pipeline reroute permit. I support the No Build alternative. We need to protect the Pipestone National Monument and the sacred quarries. The current cultural survey is incomplete and unacceptable. Deny this permit."
Submit Comments
Online: https://mn.gov/puc/consumers/public-comments
Email: [email protected]
Subject: Docket No. 23-109
U.S. Mail: Consumer Affairs Office: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
121 7th Place East, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55101
