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US Army Corps of Engineers approves Enbridge plan to encase aging Great Lakes oil pipeline
The reroute moves pipeline off tribal land to prevent environmental harm; project will create 700 jobs and has $135 million economic impact, Enbridge said.
- On Oct. 29, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved federal permits for Enbridge Energy's Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin, with Adam Telle calling it a "great success" advancing the President’s energy agenda.
- Enbridge proposed the 41-mile reroute in 2020 to move the pipeline off the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's land, relocating it through Ashland and Iron counties near Iron County State Forest and Copper Falls State Park.
- An environmental analysis released in May found the reroute could harm wetlands and habitats, yet the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit for Enbridge's $450,000,000 project with a $135,000,000 economic impact, creating 700 jobs and $27,500,000 in labor income.
- The corps had planned to issue a permitting decision early next year but fast-tracked the project after President Donald Trump ordered expedited emergency permitting; multiple lawsuits and U.S. Supreme Court review add legal uncertainty amid Michigan state officials' actions.
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US Army Corps of Engineers approves Enbridge plan to encase aging Great Lakes oil pipeline
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved energy company Enbridge's plan to encase a segment of an aging oil pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel.
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Army Corps of Engineers grants permit for Line 5 reroute
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday issued a federal permit to a Canadian energy firm that wants to reroute its oil and gas pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribe’s reservation. The agency’s website states the Army Corps issued a permit for construction activities tied to Enbridge’s Line 5 relocation project in northern Wisconsin. The company is proposing a $450 million plan to build a new segment of Line 5. The new stretch of 30-i…
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