In a victory for environmentalists in Minnesota, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has dealt a blow to the proposed Sandpiper oil pipeline, which would carry crude oil from North Dakota through Minnesota to Wisconsin, running near pristine water resources. The court ruled a full-scale environmental review of the project must be conducted before the project can move ahead. The ruling invalidates an earlier decision by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to allow the Canadian company Enbridge to move forward with the project.