The Biden administration has taken a stance for the first time in the ongoing legal saga around Enbridge’s Line 5. Although the U.S government is not party of any of the pending legal cases involving the pipeline, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief made public Wednesday (4/10) that argues in favor of maintaining Line 5 operations to preserve the well-being of diplomatic relations with Canada and US energy supply security.
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Down To The Waterline - Michigan Gives Line 5 a Nudge, But Pipeline Still Ensnared by Controversy
After a roughly three-year wait for a critical state permit, Enbridge’s Great Lakes Tunnel and Pipe Replacement project for its Line 5 pipeline across the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan has taken a step forward. The Army Corps of Engineers’ permits for the tunnel project would seem to be the only major obstacle standing in the way of construction, but there may well be more challenges ahead. Like a few other oil and gas projects — namely, Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) — Line 5 has become entangled in controversy, including local opposition worried that a spill would irreparably damage their surroundings and spoil the state’s natural resources. In today’s RBN blog, we take a closer look at the Line 5 project, its next steps, and the opposition it continues to encounter.
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Tunnel Vision: Army Corps Puts Line 5 Tunnel on the Fast Track
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced it will fast-track the permitting process for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel
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Enbridge Line 5 Ruling...Should I Stay or Should I Vacate Now
Enbridge Line 5 Back in court
