US EditionEPA, Enbridge say data doesn't support tribe's claims that Line 5 project will harm water
- Federal engineers are currently evaluating Enbridge's application to construct a 41-mile rerouted segment of the Line 5 pipeline that would circumvent the Bad River Band reservation in northern Wisconsin.
- This reroute follows a 2023 federal order requiring Enbridge to shut down or relocate Line 5 by June 2026 due to trespassing on tribal lands and expired easements.
- The project involves replacing 20 miles of pipeline and rerouting it around the reservation, traversing over 200 bodies of water and impacting 101 acres of wetlands, while the tribe and environmental groups argue that it poses risks to water quality and local habitats.
- Enbridge describes the pipeline as Wisconsin’s most extensively reviewed project, assuring that any construction effects will be temporary and comply with water quality standards, while Tribal Chair Robert Blanchard warned that approving the project would lead to significant and lasting damage to their territory and the surrounding ecosystem.
- Hearings and legal challenges will continue through October as the tribe appeals and environmental groups present cases, highlighting ongoing disputes about potential environmental risks and compliance.
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Opponents of Line 5 threaten timber industry with their overreach
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has approved permits for the Enbridge Line 5 relocation project in Bayfield, Ashland, and Iron counties, confirming the project can move forward with minimal environmental impact. Yet, ideological opponents continue their campaign to…
Wisconsin Jobs and Energy Coalition: Labor leaders, Tribal members and Wisconsin contractor push for Line 5 relocation project during U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hearing
Madison, Wis – During Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hearing on the Line 5 relocation project, several Wisconsin labor leaders, tribal members and representatives from Wisconsin-based Michels corporation pushed for approval of the Enbridge Line 5 relocation...
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The Center SquareBad River Band testifies on Line 5 reroute concerns
(The Center Square) – The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and several environmental groups spent two days testifying about the potential harm of a Line 5 reroute project to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
EPA, Enbridge say data doesn’t support tribe’s claims that Line 5 project will harm water
Federal environmental regulators and Enbridge say data doesn’t support a northern Wisconsin tribe’s claims that rerouting an oil and gas pipeline will violate water quality standards on its reservation. Tribal officials and experts argue those conclusions rely on inaccurate information that underestimates the project’s effects on the watershed and number of wetlands impacted. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a virtual hearing Tuesday after …
EPA, Enbridge say data doesn't support tribe's claims that Line 5 project will harm water
Federal environmental regulators and a Canadian energy firm say data doesn’t support a northern Wisconsin tribe’s claims that rerouting an oil and gas pipeline will violate water quality standards on its reservation.
Bad River tribe prepares to challenge Army Corps of Engineers’ Line 5 reroute permit
A sign protesting Enbridge Line 5 in Michigan. (Laina G. Stebbins | Michigan Advance)The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is preparing to argue against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issuing a permit to reroute Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline in northern Wisconsin. For years, the tribe has fought against Line 5, which runs from far Northwest Wisconsin 645 miles into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, under the Straits of Mackinac and across t…
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