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Pipeline Faces New Hurdles as Whitmer Calls for Shutdown
Whitmer says the state should reexamine permits as legal challenges continue, while EGLE says tunnel construction cannot begin until questions are resolved.
- On Thursday, four tribal nations challenged wetlands and bottomlands permits for the Great Lakes Tunnel Project, following Governor Gretchen Whitmer's call for a review of EGLE permits after a Michigan Supreme Court decision.
- Whitmer has opposed the project since 2018, calling it a "ticking time bomb" on Wednesday and urging Enbridge to find alternatives to shut down existing dual pipelines sooner.
- Legal questions currently prevent construction, EGLE Director Phil Roos confirmed, as the state reviews permits following the Michigan Supreme Court's invalidation of the MPSC permit due to narrow analysis.
- In August, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a key permit under President Donald Trump's energy emergency order; Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle called the project a "testament" to Trump's vision.
- The 645-mile pipeline transports more than 500,000 barrels of oil daily, a detail the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and Michigan Laborers District Council highlight to emphasize the project's economic importance for Michigan.
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