Citing repeated and routine refusals by Calgary-based Enbridge to address safety concerns surrounding the 6.4-kilometre Straits of Mackinac section of its Line 5 pipeline, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has terminated the easement that allowed the submarine pipeline to operate.In addition to terminating the 1953 easement, which permitted Line 5 to send oil and gas through the straits that connect Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, the Detroit Free Press says the state is asking the local circuit court “to recognize the validity of this action, citing violation of the public trust doctrine, given the unreasonable risk that continued operation of the dual pipelines poses to the Great Lakes.”
Source: Michigan Governor Yanks Line 5 Pipeline Easement, Citing Enbridge Violations – The Energy Mix
