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Enbridge Not Giving Up on Line 5: Tell Them What You Think
Thursday , 23, April 2020 Enbridge Line 5, Michigan Water Leave a comment. The Michigan Public Service Commission received an application from Enbridge Energy on April 17, 2020, requesting authority to replace or relocate Enbridge Line 5 into a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. Currently, the 67-year-old pipeline lays on the bottom of the Straits exposed to corrosion and damage from rupturing; dumping millions of gallons […]
State of Michigan Seeks Public Comment On Independent Analysis of Aging Mackinac Oil Pipeline
Monday , 1, February 2016 Enbridge Line 5, Environment 1 CommentThe Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and Michigan Agency for Energy invite public comments on two draft documents to hire contractors to perform inspection and analysis of Enbridge line 5, the 60 year old oil pipeline that runs under the Mackinac bridge through the Straits of Mackinac. Enbridge Line 5 carries over 20 million gallons […]
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Michigan DNR wants Feedback on “Managing” Wolves: The Answer is Endangered Species List
Wednesday , 5, January 2022 Up North Progressive Environment, Upper Peninsula, Wolf Hunt Leave a commentOn Tuesday, January 4, 2022, The Michigan Department of Natural Resources asked for public input on managing Michigan’s native wolf population. Currently, the DNR counted 695 wolves living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The purpose of the survey is to update the 2015 update of the original 2008 wolf management plan. According to prominent carnivore specialist […]