Earthjustice: Governor Whitmer Revokes and Terminates Easement for Line 5 Oil Pipeline in Northern Michigan
November 14, 2020
November 14, 2020
LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 14 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Nov. 13:
Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Director Dan Eichinger notified Enbridge that it will revoke and terminate the 1953 easement allowing the oil giant to operate dual pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac to transport petroleum and other products. This decision comes after years of advocacy and litigation from local tribes and communities that have depen . . .
Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Director Dan Eichinger notified Enbridge that it will revoke and terminate the 1953 easement allowing the oil giant to operate dual pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac to transport petroleum and other products. This decision comes after years of advocacy and litigation from local tribes and communities that have depen . . .