Canadian energy company Enbridge has secured another permit needed for its Line 5 tunnel project, moving the effort closer toward construction after another critical permit was struck down less than two weeks earlier.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on Wednesday that it had issued a permit for the project, authorizing the company to […]

Following the Michigan Supreme Court’s Friday ruling striking down state energy regulators’ decision to permit the Line 5 tunnel project, pipeline opponents convened to celebrate the decision and talk about the next steps.  The controversial pipeline runs from Superior, Wisconsin to Sarnia, Ontario, with a 4.5-mile segment of dual pipelines running through the Straits of […]

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 controversial pipeline runs from Superior, Wisconsin to Sarnia, Ontario, with a 4.5-mile segment of dual […]