Tag: line 5
US Supreme Court refuses Michigan’s immunity claim in Line 5 case
The U.S. Supreme Court has left standing a decision that allows Enbridge Energy to sue the state of Michigan over its efforts to shut down the Line 5 oil-and-gas pipeline […]
Opponents worry over tunnel construction as Line 5 report released
A geologic report released recently as part of the permitting process has Line 5 opponents worried about safety and the environment if Enbridge goes forward with its pipeline tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac. Enbridge said the dataâs been out there for years and construction can happen safely….
Line 5 opponents raise concerns over report on geologic conditions for proposed tunnel
Opponents said they’re worried about potentially unsafe conditions, like weak bedrock, high water pressure and dangerous gases beneath the Straits.
Michigan Supreme Court hears Line 5 review case as opponents challenge tunnel project approval
A key permit from state energy regulators approving Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project sat before the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices heard two cases arguing the permit […]
MI Supreme Court hears Enbridge Line 5 arguments
In separate cases heard in back-to-back hearings by the Supreme Court, the plaintiffs argued the state has never fully analyzed the risks posed by a more than 70-year-old section of pipeline located in the Straits of Mackinac.
