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Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes
The 6-1 ruling requires regulators to redo the environmental review after finding gaps in the permit analysis and alternatives assessment.
- On Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court vacated a key permit for the proposed Enbridge Energy Line 5 tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac, ordering the Michigan Public Service Commission to redo its environmental review.
- The 6-1 ruling found the MPSC failed to consistently examine alternatives to the project or adequately consider how continued pipeline operation impacts public trust resources, such as the Great Lakes.
- Justice Elizabeth Welch wrote that regulators erred by not determining if the tunnel would extend the lifespan of the 73-year-old pipeline, creating further environmental harms.
- Enbridge spokesman Ryan Duffy expressed disappointment over the project's long review, while Bay Mills Indian Community President Whitney Gravelle praised the decision as a victory for treaty rights and water protection.
- The existing pipeline will continue transporting about 540,000 barrels of oil daily across the Straits while the commission conducts its new review, likely delaying tunnel construction for years.
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The Michigan Supreme Court is holding back a tunnel project under the Great Lakes for an Enbridge pipeline linking Wisconsin to Sarnia, Ontario.
·Montreal, Canada
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Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes
The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a permit for a tunnel carrying an oil pipeline under the Great Lakes.
·New York, United States
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Michigan AdvanceMichigan Supreme Court tosses state regulator’s approval of Line 5 tunnel project
The Michigan Public Service Commission must revisit its order approving the Enbridge Energy Line 5 tunnel project because it did not properly examine environmental harms that might arise from extending the pipeline’s lifespan, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Friday. The…
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Blue Water Healthy Living
Blue Water Healthy LivingMichigan Supreme Court halts Line 5 tunnel project, orders more review
State regulators who took years to review the environmental effects of a Straits of Mackinac tunnel project must go back to the drawing board.
·Detroit, United States
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