https://www.wcmu.org/tags/enbridge-energy Enbridge Energy en-US Copyright Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:50:42 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-22/supreme-court-sides-with-nessel-in-line-5-jurisdiction-dispute Pipeline owner Enbridge wanted a lawsuit from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to be moved to federal court. But in a unanimous decision, justices ruled Enbridge’s arguments for doing so were ‘not persuasive.’ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:50:42 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-22/supreme-court-sides-with-nessel-in-line-5-jurisdiction-dispute Kelly House https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-01/line-5-opponents-raise-concerns-over-report-on-geologic-conditions-for-proposed-tunnel Opponents said they're worried about potentially unsafe conditions, like weak bedrock, high water pressure and dangerous gases beneath the Straits. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:43:47 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-01/line-5-opponents-raise-concerns-over-report-on-geologic-conditions-for-proposed-tunnel Vivian La https://www.wcmu.org/2026-02-10/army-corps-of-engineers-releases-final-report-on-line-5-tunnel-leading-up-to-permitting-decision Environmental advocates says eyes are on Whitmer as the state mulls another permit for the project. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:02:07 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/2026-02-10/army-corps-of-engineers-releases-final-report-on-line-5-tunnel-leading-up-to-permitting-decision Kyle Davidson https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-17/federal-court-sides-with-enbridge-blocks-michigans-effort-to-shut-down-line-5 Enbridge sought to stop the state from trying any further to shut down the pipeline, which in Wisconsin, runs through the Upper Peninsula, the Straits of Mackinac, and Lower Peninsula, before ending in Ontario, Canada. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:59:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-17/federal-court-sides-with-enbridge-blocks-michigans-effort-to-shut-down-line-5 Colin Jackson https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-02/line-5-opponents-warn-pipeline-failure-could-leave-taxpayers-on-the-hook-for-4-billion Line 5 transports up to 22.68 million gallons of crude oil and natural gas liquids through the Straits of Mackinac each day, with one University of Michigan researcher pointing to the region as the worst place for a Great Lakes Oil Spill. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:53:22 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-02/line-5-opponents-warn-pipeline-failure-could-leave-taxpayers-on-the-hook-for-4-billion Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-24/feds-eye-new-option-for-michigan-line-5-no-concrete-tunnel-horizontal-drilling Weeks before an anticipated final permitting decision regarding the Line 5 pipeline tunnel project, federal regulators put a new option on the table. Environmentalists panned the last-minute change as a 'bait-and-switch' Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:08:28 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-24/feds-eye-new-option-for-michigan-line-5-no-concrete-tunnel-horizontal-drilling Kelly House, Bridge Michigan https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-22/michigan-supreme-court-to-hear-line-5-permit-appeals The state's highest court will reconsider the Michigan Court of Appeals' decision in favor of the permit back in February. Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:20:29 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-22/michigan-supreme-court-to-hear-line-5-permit-appeals Claire Keenan-Kurgan https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-07-28/environmental-groups-use-anniversary-of-kalamazoo-river-oil-spill-to-warn-about-enbridge-line-5 The massive oil spill in the Kalamazoo River 15 years ago polluted the water and shoreline and left oil-coated wildlife. More than a million gallons of oil was recovered along a more than 35 mile stretch of the river. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:49:07 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-07-28/environmental-groups-use-anniversary-of-kalamazoo-river-oil-spill-to-warn-about-enbridge-line-5 Lester Graham https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-20/a-guide-to-the-federal-review-of-the-line-5-tunnel The environmental review is a major step toward a permitting decision on the controversial proposal to build a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. The last day for the public to comment on it is June 30. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:58:52 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-20/a-guide-to-the-federal-review-of-the-line-5-tunnel Teresa Homsi, Izzy Ross | IPR https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-30/federal-environmental-review-says-line-5-tunnel-would-reduce-oil-spill-risk The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reviewed the environmental effects of constructing a tunnel, leaving the existing lines as they are or covering the dual lines with gravel and rock. Fri, 30 May 2025 22:01:44 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-30/federal-environmental-review-says-line-5-tunnel-would-reduce-oil-spill-risk Teresa Homsi