Whitmer Rethinks Line 5 Tunnel Permits, Ramps up Shutdown Pleas After Court Ruling

After backlash, Whitmer says EGLE must consider Michigan Supreme Court ruling on Line 5 permits

When the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued a set of permits for the Line 5 tunnel project in July, opponents of the pipeline called it a betrayal — with some laying the blame at Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s feet. Now, both Whitmer and EGLE are pushing a harder line against Enbridge Energy […]

CONFUSION: Gretchen Whitmer admin now 'rethinking' Line 5 permit approvals - The Midwesterner

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration is now “rethinking” key permitting for Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel, reversing course after state regulators appointed by Whitmer already approved the permits in July. In a statement issued Wednesday morning, Whitmer and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Director Phil Roos said the permits approved in July need further...

Whitmer rethinks Line 5 tunnel permits, ramps up shutdown pleas after court ruling

In a letter to the CEO of Enbridge Energy, the Michigan governor questioned whether the Line 5 tunnel will ever be built and called it ‘untenable’ for the company to keep pumping oil through the Straits.

Whitmer backtracks on Line 5 tunnel permits amid Great Lakes concerns

The shift comes as Wisconsin grapples with a 1.3 million gallon Line 5 spill in Iron County, the largest natural gas spill in state history.

Whitmer again calls for Line 5 pipeline shutdown in Straits of Mackinac

Construction of a proposed Enbridge pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac can't move forward until legal questions are resolved, EGLE Director Phil Roos said.

Whitmer administration reconsidering permit for Enbridge Line 5 tunnel

A recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling has the Whitmer administration reconsidering a permit for an oil pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac.