Michigan DNR, EGLE issues Line 5 permits with conditions to protect affected plants, animals, wetlands
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The Great Lakes Tunnel Project is intended to house a proposed replacement for the existing Line 5 dual pipelines currently located in the Straits of Mackinac.
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State agencies issue permits for pipeline tunnel under Straits of Mackinac
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Michigan DNR, EGLE issues Line 5 permits with conditions to protect affected plants, animals, wetlands
Permits for the Great Lakes Tunnel Project under the Straits of Mackinac were issued by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy Wednesday.
Today, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) approved the permit application for Enbridge, a multibillion-dollar Canadian oil giant, to run the Line 5 oil tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac.
State agencies said the pipeline tunnel construction would affect Native American burial sites, wetlands and threatened and endangered species but concluded the benefits of the tunnel outweigh the damages. The project remains tied up in court.
LANSING, Michigan — Two state agencies issued permits Wednesday necessary for the construction of a 4-mile-long tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac to house a new segment of the controversial Line 5 oil pipeline. The Department of Environment, Great Lakes…
The Great Lakes Tunnel Project is intended to house a proposed replacement for the existing Line 5 dual pipelines currently located in the Straits of Mackinac.
Michigan agencies have issued key permits for the controversial Line 5 tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac, stating the project’s benefits outweigh its drawbacks. The permits from the departments of Natural Resources and Environment, Great Lakes and Energy allow the…
Michigan regulatory officials on Wednesday issued several key permits for the construction of a tunnel to replace an aging section of the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac, the waterways that straddle the state’s Upper and Lower peninsulas.
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