by Devon Cupery | Sep 23, 2026 | Enbridge, Enbridge Inc., Enbridge Line 5, Enbridge pipeline, Enbridge spill, Fossil Fuels, Gretchen Whitmer, Indigenous Rights, Line 5, Michigan, News, oil and gas, Oil and Gas Industry, pipeline spill, Pipelines, Regulation, regulation enforcement, Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) repeatedly requested Enbridge keep its Line 5 pipeline shut down following the largest oil and gas spill in state history on Aug. 25. Enbridge defied the requests. Without receiving the required permits, it built a new pipeline to bypass the rupture and restarted Line 5’s operations. Enbridge’s actions raise serious questions about the state’…
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by Vivian La | Feb 25, 2026 | Enbridge, Enbridge Line 5, Enbridge pipeline, Fossil Fuels, great lakes, Indigenous Rights, Line 5, Michigan, Natural Gas, News, Oil, oil spills, Pipelines, Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday about whether state or federal court will have the final say on the future of the controversial Line 5 pipeline, which carries crude oil and natural gas liquids across the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan. The case dates to a 2019 lawsuit by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who moved to shut down the pipeline by revoking the easement that…
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