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
Enbridge's planned Line 5 tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac: Conformity for the 2018 law is up for debate
The Michigan Court of Appeals to decide whether a law that paved the way for a planned tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac is constitutional, since words in its title didn’t match the text of the law.
Contrary to what is published in liberal media, there is a lot of support for Enbridge's Great Lakes Tunnel.
Guest Commentary: Building the Enbridge tunnel protects tens of thousands of direct and indirect jobs that rely on the fuel that’s flowing today through Line 5, and keeps the state’s manufacturing, chemistry, tourism and service industries moving.
Michigan House of Representatives overwhelmingly approves Great Lakes tunnel.
Rep. Markkanen: State must end delay tactics, issue timely permits for Line 5 tunnel project.
State Rep. Greg Markkanen today urged state and federal authorities not to delay issuing the permits needed to proceed with the construction of the Great Lakes 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 website will also include technical and permitting documents, timelines, maps and other resources.
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.
It’s high time to decommission Line 5, which poses imminent threat to Great Lakes, the GLBN says.
Great Lakes Tunnel debate is getting heated.
'Pipeline tunnel supporters, foes clash before Michigan panel'
From Enbridge, with love.
Construction of Enbridge’s Great Lakes Tunnel advanced in November 2019 with the completion of sediment and rock sampling at the Straits of Mackinac.
"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/
There is still hope for the Straits of Mackinac
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If pipeline shuts down next year, will a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac be necessary?
Alberta's energy minister pushes back at attempt to shut down Enbridge's Line 5
The Alberta government is not taking kindly to the latest attempt by Michigan's governor to shut down Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline.
State extends Enbridge Line 5 tunnel application review to January
The department says it has to sift through about 2,800 submitted comments.
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Also the environmental groups are opposing Enbridge's tunnel:
http://redgreenandblue.org/2020/05/13/despite-coronavirus-pandemic-californias-water-stealing-delta-tunnel-plan-forges-ahead/
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Despite the Coronavirus pandemic, California’s water-stealing Delta Tunnel plan forges ahead
redgreenandblue.orgOn April 30 during the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the negotiators for the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Contractors finalized an Agreement In Principle (AIP) for the State Contract Amendment for Delta Conveyance, according...