Line 5 pipeline
Coverage of Line 5 pipeline in the Nexus archive.
- A controversial plan to update Line 5 just suffered a major loss at the Michigan Supreme Court
The Michigan Supreme Court vacated a key permit for Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline replacement project, ruling the state commission failed to fully assess environmental harms and public trust impacts. The decision requires a remand for a more thorough review, delaying the project further.
- Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes
The Michigan Supreme Court ordered regulators to reconsider a permit for Enbridge's proposed pipeline tunnel under the Great Lakes, ruling that environmental impacts and alternatives were inadequately assessed. The 6-1 decision challenges the future of Line 5, a 73-year-old pipeline, as environmentalists and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer argue it poses a catastrophic spill risk to the region.
- Michigan Supreme Court vacates key Line 5 permit
The Michigan Supreme Court has vacated a key permit for the Line 5 pipeline, which crosses the Straits of Mackinac. Concerns about potential oil spills from a pipeline rupture have sparked debate over relocating the pipeline into a concrete tunnel beneath the lakebed.
- Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Michigan's lawsuit to shut down a section of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac will remain in state court, citing Enbridge's delay in moving the case to federal court. The pipeline, operational since 1953, has faced legal battles over safety concerns and environmental risks, with Michigan revoking its easement in 2020 and Enbridge seeking permits for a protective tunnel.