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Trump Admin’s Fast-Track of Line 5 Oil Tunnel: Threat to Great Lakes, Michigan and the Region
Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers formally announced that Enbridge’s Line 5 oil tunnel will receive fast-track approval. If built, this project would be located in the heart of the Great Lakes where geological experts have sounded the alarm about the risk of an underwater explosion occurring during construction.
Line 5: Tribal Nations and Advocacy Groups Respond as Enbridge Appeals Shutdown Order
A federal court ruled on June 16th that Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline is in trespass on the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation and that it constitutes a public nuisance by posing an imminent threat of rupture that could devastate the Band’s drinking water, plants and wildlife, and the region’s economy. The court required a segment of the Line 5 pipeline to be shut down within three years. Enbridge's response of an appeal and proposal to re-route the pipeline does not protect the Band, their treaty-reserved territory, or the Great Lakes from the threat of Line 5.