Items Tagged with 'Line 5'

What is the latest legal action in the long-fought battle over construction of the 41-mile oil and gas liquids pipeline planned through Wisconsin?

Why is the Justice Dept. stepping into the Line 5 fight now—and what does a looming June shutdown mean for an unfinished Wisconsin reroute?

Federal approval moves energy project forward in Wisconsin—while a tribe’s legal fight and water-quality questions linger.  

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expediting review of a plan to build the Great Lakes Tunnel, a 4-mile-long tunnel that would enclose twin oil and gas pipelines along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac.

Controversial rebuild of a pair of 20-in.-dia pipes resting on the lake bottom with a single 30-in.-dia pipe inside a concrete-lined tunnel still needs federal permit approval and has opponents.

Replacement for aging Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac could start construction by 2024.

White House has clarified comment that it might consider partial shutdown of Enbridge oil and natural gas line under the straits of Mackinac.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won't shut oil and gas pipeline but threatens to seize proceeds if owner Enbridge keeps it operating even as the energy giant gains first permits for replacement tunnel.

Citing spill risks, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) set a May 13 deadline to shut down the portion of the oil and natural gas line that runs through the straits of Mackinac between the state and Ontario, but Canada opposes closure.