Michigan Gov. Whitmer Issues Statement on Legal Filings Regarding Line 5
June 27, 2019
June 27, 2019
LANSING, Michigan, June 27 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement by Press Secretary Tiffany Brown on legal filings regarding Line 5:
"The governor's primary goal has always been and remains to get the Line 5 dual pipelines out of the Straits of Mackinac as soon as possible. The risk of a catastrophic oil spill in the Great Lakes, and the harm that would follow to Michigan's economy, tourism, and our way of life, is far too great to allow . . .
"The governor's primary goal has always been and remains to get the Line 5 dual pipelines out of the Straits of Mackinac as soon as possible. The risk of a catastrophic oil spill in the Great Lakes, and the harm that would follow to Michigan's economy, tourism, and our way of life, is far too great to allow . . .