Bad River tribe prepares to challenge Army Corps of Engineers’ Line 5 reroute permit

Bad River tribe prepares to challenge Army Corps of Engineers’ Line 5 reroute permit

A sign protesting Enbridge Line 5 in Michigan. (Laina G. Stebbins | Michigan Advance)The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is preparing to argue against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issuing a permit to reroute Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline in northern Wisconsin.  For years, the tribe has fought against Line 5, which runs from far Northwest Wisconsin 645 miles into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, under the Straits of Mackinac and across t…

Bad River Band opposes Enbridge Line 5 pipeline permit

The Bad River Band is challenging a permit for Enbridge s Line 5 pipeline extension in Wisconsin, citing environmental and tribal sovereignty concerns.