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Enbridge to go ahead submitting permits for its controversial Great Lakes Tunnel Project amid COVID-19
Enbridge Energy will not delay appluing for permits for the Great Lakes Tunnel Project under the Straits of Mackinac, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tribal governments that oppose the project want Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to slow the process down. They say it’s impossible to prepare for public comment and official tribal consultations when most tribal staff are sheltering in place.
https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/post/enbridge-move-forward-tunnel-permitting-amid-pandemic
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) finds Enbridge's application is fine. Now the process starts. There is a public comment period till June 4...
Bay Mills Indian Community will be intervening in Enbridge’s application to build a tunnel across the straits of Mackinac.
https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/post/bay-mills-indian-community-moves-oppose-tunnel-line-5
Also the environmental groups are opposing Enbridge's tunnel:
Enbridge's planned Line 5 tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac: Conformity for the 2018 law is up for debate
Contrary to what is published in liberal media, there is a lot of support for Enbridge's Great Lakes Tunnel.
Michigan House of Representatives overwhelmingly approves Great Lakes tunnel.
Rep. Markkanen: State must end delay tactics, issue timely permits for Line 5 tunnel project.
Enbridge argues federal government, not state, is regulatory authority over Line 5
Michigan denies the request from Enbridge to expedite the permit for the proposed utility tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac.
Enbridge's application will go through a full public hearing process. Just like any other.
Line 5 in Michigan website is launched by The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to keep the public informed over the permitting process.
The state of Michigan is asking Enbridge to enter a new written agreement to provide financial assurances to cover all damages and losses in the event of an oil leak from the Line 5 oil pipeline at Mackinac in northern Michigan, Kallanish Energy reports.
https://www.kallanishenergy.com/2020/07/21/michigan-seeks-new-pipeline-assurances-from-enbridge/
Attorney General Dana Nessel ends challenge to constitutionality of Line 5 tunnel law ...
Attorney General Dana Nessel ends challenge to constitutionality of Line 5 tunnel law ...
“The Great Lakes Business Network does not support constructing a tunnel designed to lock Michigan into a fossil fuel future that will put our health, economy and environment at risk for 99 more years,”
The Great Lakes Business Network (GLBN) in a letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, urges the State of Michigan to scrap Enbridge Energy’s risky Line 5 tunnel plan and remove the pipeline from the Great Lakes.
Great Lakes Tunnel debate is getting heated.
'Pipeline tunnel supporters, foes clash before Michigan panel'
"Approximately 90% of the initial design work on a controversial tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac is complete, Enbridge reported."
https://www.wlns.com/news/michigan/line-5-tunnel-project-in-the-straits-of-mackinac-90-complete/
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Michigan tribe calls Line 5 tunnel permitting during pandemic ‘appalling’
https://energynews.us/digests/michigan-tribe-calls-line-5-tunnel-permitting-during-pandemic-appalling/
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Michigan tribe calls Line 5 tunnel permitting during pandemic ‘appalling’
energynews.usPIPELINES: A tribal official in Michigan says it’s “appalling” that they’re being told to prepare for public comment during a pandemic as Enbridge seeks permits to build a tunnel for the Line 5 pipeline. (Interlochen Public Radio) ALSO: Legal...