Tunnel for oil pipeline in Straits of Mackinac approved

US Army Corps Pushes Michigan Pipeline Project Ahead Over Indigenous Opposition

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a key permit for a plan to update an aging segment of the Line 5 pipeline crossing the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan, the waterways that tribal nations say are central to their ways of life. It’s a procedural win for Line 5 owner Enbridge Energy, but comes amid ongoing legal and regulatory hurdles at the state level that prevent the start of… Source

Tunnel for oil pipeline in Straits of Mackinac approved

Following a recent setback, plans to build a tunnel for Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan have received approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.