Enbridge’s Line 5 Reroute Blasts Through Bedrock Without Permits, Threatening the Great Lakes

Enbridge’s Line 5 Reroute Blasts Through Bedrock Without Permits, Threatening the Great Lakes

Washburn, Wisconsin — Copper Falls State Park sits on some of Wisconsin’s most ancient bedrock. Enbridge wants to blast through it — and admits it isn’t sure exactly where to. The Line 5 reroute is blasting into the unknown through the Penokee-Gogebic Range, one of six iron ranges in the Lake Superior region, putting native trout streams, two major aquifers, and northern Wisconsin’s most sensitive geology at risk. On April 16, 2026, Skylar Harri…