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DOJ thinks Enbridge Line 5 pipeline is trespassing on tribal lands

The agency stopped short of telling the company to move

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
Apr 15, 2024

Tags: Michigan, Environment, Government, Enbridge, Line 5, Great Lakes, Canada, Indigenous people in Michigan
Michigan

Tribes urge U.S. to weigh in on Line 5 case as appeal sits in court

If the court rules in favor of the company, tribes and legal experts say it could have major implications for tribal sovereignty

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
Mar 8, 2024

Tags: Michigan, Civil Rights, Environment, Government, Nature, Line 5, Enbridge, Great Lakes, Indigenous communities in Michigan
Michigan

At heated public meeting, state commission green-lights Line 5 tunnel

Friday’s decision sparked strong reactions from opponents and supporters

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
Dec 2, 2023

Tags: Michigan, Environment, News, Government, Enbridge, Line 5, Great Lakes, Straits of Mackinac
Michigan

Federal judge orders Enbridge to shut down Line 5 in three years, pay tribe $5 million

The Bad River Band sued Enbridge in July 2019 over the company’s continued operation through the reservation beyond the easement’s expiration six years earlier

By Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
Jun 20, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, Environment, Nature, News, Line 5, Enbridge, Great Lakes, Chippewa Indians Bad River Band
Michigan

Michigan Tribes, others file grievance with UN over Line 5 project

In a petition to the U.N. Human Rights Council, the coalition claims the pipeline is a threat to the human rights of front line Indigenous communities and to the environment

By Mark Richardson, Michigan News Connection
Apr 17, 2023

Tags: Michigan, Environment, Line 5, Great Lakes, Indigenous people in Michigan, Great Lakes, Enbridge Energy
Michigan

Feds postpone permit to build Line 5 tunnel under Great Lakes

Federal engineers said they need the extra time to study the massive volume of public comments

By Mark Richardson, Michigan News Connection
Mar 29, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, Environment, Line 5, Enbridge, Great Lakes
Michigan

New: Michigan exploring options to seek higher court input on Line 5 battle

What’s next for ‘Nessel v. Enbridge’?

By Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance
Jan 11, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, Environment, Line 5, Enbridge, Michigan, Great Lakes, Straits of Mackinac, Dana Nessel
Michigan

Group: Keystone spill a cautionary tale for Michigan pipeline

A break in Line 5 could cause as much or more damage as the incident on the Kansas-Nebraska border

By Mark Richardson, Michigan News Connection
Jan 4, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, Environment, Line 5, Enbridge, Great Lakes, Michigan, Canada, oil
Michigan

Judge rules for tribe in Line 5 suit, says Enbridge is trespassing and must pay damages

The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians has been locked in a legal battle with Enbridge since July 2019 over the company’s continued operation of its pipeline

By Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance
Sep 9, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Environment, Great Lakes, Michigan, Enbridge, Line 5, environment
Michigan

Report: Shutting down Line 5 would increase gas prices half a penny

The State of Michigan ordered the pipelines to be closed more than a year ago, but the Canadian gas company Enbridge Energy maintains that would lead to major energy disruptions in the region

By Lily Bohlke, Michigan News Connection
Jun 9, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Environment, Line 5, Michigan, Canada, Enbridge, fuel, Great Lakes
Michigan

Michigan water advocate: Pipeline expansion puts tribal fishing rights at risk

'Our community is a tribal fishing community,' says director of the Water is Life festival and a citizen of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians

By Lily Bohlke, Michigan News Connection
May 17, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Environment, Line 5, Enbridge, Michigan, Great Lakes
Michigan

Enbridge, Nessel fight over Line 5 pipeline in holding pattern

What's next in the Line 5 fight?

By Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance
May 2, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Environment, Line 5, Enbridge, Great Lakes, Michigan, Canada, oil, gas
Michigan

Michigan groups back shutting down Line 5, despite legislative moves

By Lily Bohlke, Michigan News Connection
Mar 11, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Line 5, Great Lakes, Michigan, energy, Whitmer
Michigan

Canadian report poses alternatives to Line 5 pipelines

By Lily Bohlke, Michigan News Connection
Feb 23, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Line 5, Enbridge, Great Lakes, oil, gas, Canada, Michigan
Metro Detroit

Michigan groups raise safety, financial concerns around Line 5 tunnel proposal

By Lily Bohlke, Michigan News Connection
Jan 24, 2022

Tags: Line 5, Enbridge, Great Lakes, Michigan
Metro Detroit

Republicans peddle lies about impact of Line 5 shutdown

By Steve Neavling
Nov 15, 2021

Tags: Line 5, Enbridge, Michigan, natural gas, oil, Great Lakes, Straits of Mackinac, Gov. Whitmer, Ryan Kelley, Michigan Freedom Fund, Michigan Rising Action, DeVos family
Metro Detroit

Michigan tribes send letter to Biden asking him to back Line 5 shutdown

By Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance
Nov 5, 2021

Tags: Line 5, Michigan, Native Americans, Indigenous people, Enbridge, Great Lakes
Metro Detroit

Activists call on Biden to shut down Canadian oil company's Line 5 pipeline in Michigan

By Lee DeVito
Oct 12, 2021

Tags: Enbridge, Line 5, Michigan, Greta Lakes, oil spill, Joe Biden
Metro Detroit

Whitmer warns of potential for ‘catastrophic oil spill’ after Canada invokes 1977 pipeline treaty in Line 5 dispute

By Steve Neavling
Oct 5, 2021

Tags: Michigan, Enbridge, Line 5, Great Lakes, environmental, Gov. Whitmer, Canada, oil, 1977 Transit Pipelines Treaty
Metro Detroit

Groups urge Enbridge to obey order, close Line 5

By Diane Bernard, Michigan News Connection
May 14, 2021

Tags: Line 5, Enbridge, Michigan Great Lakes, Straits of Mackinac