Whitmer rethinks Line 5 tunnel permits, ramps up shutdown pleas after court ruling
State regulators are reexamining permits for Enbridge’s tunnel after the Michigan Supreme Court said environmental reviews must be broader.
- On Wednesday, Michigan environmental regulators announced they are reconsidering permits for the $800 million Line 5 tunnel project following a July 31 Michigan Supreme Court ruling that requires deeper environmental review.
- Six of Michigan's seven Supreme Court justices ruled in July that the Michigan Public Service Commission failed to adequately consider environmental impacts when approving the tunnel project almost three years ago, vacating the approval.
- Governor Gretchen Whitmer wrote Wednesday to Enbridge CEO Gregory Ebel calling Line 5 'a ticking time bomb in the heart of the Great Lakes,' following an August 25 Wisconsin accident that spilled an estimated 1.3 million gallons of natural gas liquids.
- EGLE Director Phil Roos stated Wednesday that permit conditions prevent tunnel construction until legal questions are resolved, though Enbridge spokesperson Ryan Duffy countered the company already has state agreement and would proceed without litigation.
- Whitmer warned an operating tunnel could be at least 10 years away and may never be built, while environmental groups and tribal leaders argue the project distracts from shutting down Line 5, contending experts concluded the pipeline's capacity could be replaced within months.
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Wisconsin DNR tells Enbridge to stop work on pipeline after natural gas leak
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has told the oil and gas company Enbridge to halt construction on the Line 5 pipeline across northern Wisconsin after a massive spill of natural gas liquids in Iron County late last month. The spill, which occurred near the town of Saxon and at 1.3 million gallons of natural […]
Wisconsin DNR asks Enbridge to halt work on temporary bypass around site of gas leak
The head of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking Enbridge to halt work on a new stretch of its Line 5 pipeline around the site of a gas leak in Iron County, saying the company lacks state approvals.
Whitmer rethinks Line 5 tunnel permits, ramps up shutdown pleas after court ruling – WTOP News
State environmental regulators are reviewing permits they recently granted for the Line 5 tunnel project, in light of a recent Michigan Supreme Court decision that raised the bar for environmental reviews. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Phil Roos, director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, announced the development Wednesday in a press...
Whitmer urges Enbridge to shut down Line 5 within months, calls pipeline a threat to Great Lakes
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wrote to Enbridge's outgoing CEO urging the company to stop using Line 5 and find an alternative to the 73-year-old pipeline rather than wait for a tunnel that could be a decade away.
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