https://www.wcmu.org/tags/straits-of-mackinac Straits of Mackinac en-US Copyright Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:34:20 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-09-13/enbridge-to-redo-key-permit-for-line-5-tunnel-project The permit would have expired before tunnel construction could start in 2026. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:34:20 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-09-13/enbridge-to-redo-key-permit-for-line-5-tunnel-project Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-05-04/new-electric-cables-will-be-laid-in-the-straits-of-mackinac This summer and fall, two new electric cables will be installed in the Straits of Mackinac. This comes after an anchor strike damaged existing lines and… Tue, 04 May 2021 20:13:44 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-05-04/new-electric-cables-will-be-laid-in-the-straits-of-mackinac Maya Reter https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-04-30/bay-mills-indian-community-files-petition-for-line-5-permit Bay Mills Indian Community filed a petition with a state agency this week in response to a Line 5 tunnel permit.The tribe says Michigan’s Department of… Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:39:48 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-04-30/bay-mills-indian-community-files-petition-for-line-5-permit Lexi Krupp https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-04-01/oil-pipelines-in-the-straits-of-mackinac-raise-tension The legal and political battles over the oil pipeline that runs through the Straits of Mackinac are getting more intense.One argument environmentalists… Thu, 01 Apr 2021 20:11:04 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-04-01/oil-pipelines-in-the-straits-of-mackinac-raise-tension Lester Graham https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-02-23/line-5-shutdown-wont-prompt-changes-groups-hoped-for The Governor’s notice to shut down Line 5 by May will not prompt some of the changes that environmental groups hoped for.The decision to shut down the… Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:27:40 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-02-23/line-5-shutdown-wont-prompt-changes-groups-hoped-for Lexi Krupp https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-11-13/line-5s-days-may-be-numbered That’s after an announcement from the Governor and the State Department of Natural resources today (Friday).They told oil company Enbridge it can no… Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:53:20 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-11-13/line-5s-days-may-be-numbered Lexi Krupp https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-10-15/new-bill-will-ban-anchors-in-the-straits-of-mackinac Two bills introduced this week in Lansing would increase the legal penalties for large boat operators who don’t pass cautiously through the Straits of… Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:50:41 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-10-15/new-bill-will-ban-anchors-in-the-straits-of-mackinac Will Callan https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2018-12-11/oversight-authority-on-pipeline-tunnel-plan-one-vote-away-from-governors-desk A bill that would let Enbridge Energy build a tunnel under the bedrock of the Straits of Mackinac is now on its way to the governor's desk. Enbridge would… Tue, 11 Dec 2018 22:34:35 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2018-12-11/oversight-authority-on-pipeline-tunnel-plan-one-vote-away-from-governors-desk https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2018-07-05/suits-filed-against-tug-and-barge-company-allegedly-behind-anchor-strike-beneath-straits-of-mackinac Two lawsuits were filed suits this week against VanEnkevort Tug and Barge, the company allegedly responsible for an anchor drop on cables beneath the… Thu, 05 Jul 2018 19:36:57 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2018-07-05/suits-filed-against-tug-and-barge-company-allegedly-behind-anchor-strike-beneath-straits-of-mackinac https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-05-14/officials-say-spill-in-straits-of-mackinac-was-minor Members of a state board in charge of the safety of pipelines say they’re not alarmed by a recent coolant spill into the Straits of Mackinac. Mon, 14 May 2018 21:14:35 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-05-14/officials-say-spill-in-straits-of-mackinac-was-minor