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Michigan Regulators Reissue Permits for Line 5 Tunnel
State agencies said the tunnel would reduce oil-spill risk, while tribes warned it would damage wetlands, wildlife and ancestral remains.
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Michigan approves key Line 5 tunnel permits, saying replacement is needed to avoid a spill
State officials in Michigan have advanced Enbridge's disputed Line 5 tunnel proposal, finding that replacing the old pipeline segment in the Straits of Mackinac is needed to lower the risk of an oil spill in the Great Lakes. What happened? A lake bottomlands construction permit was granted July 15 by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). The state Department of Natural Resources also approved the project, despit…
Michigan tribal nations unite to condemn ‘deep betrayal’ of Line 5 approval
Indigenous tribes across the state are standing in solidarity with the Bay Mills Indian Community after two Michigan agencies approved key permits last week for the Enbridge Line 5 tunnel to be built under the Straits of Mackinac.
·Grand Rapids, United States
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