Line 5

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel gets another chance to convince a judge that her Line 5 lawsuit belongs in state court.

Enbridge says it has 24/7 monitoring in place to communicate with ships passing over its oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac so they won't hit it with their anchors.

The U.S. Justice Department and Enbridge have reached an agreement that, if approved, would eliminate the requirement for one kind of inspection on the part of Line 5 that runs under the Straits of Mackinac.

The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa wanted Line 5 shut down and moved off its land.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held an online event to allow the public to make statements regarding the proposed tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac to house Enbridge Energy's Line 5.

Just as it did in the dispute with Michigan over orders to shut down Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac, Canada is invoking a 1977 pipeline treaty in a dispute with a Native American tribe in Wisconsin.

After two years of litigating in state court, Enbridge argued it should be moved to federal court because the case deals with federal questions.

Today on Stateside, a new report highlights how candidates preferred by Black voters are unlikely to win primary elections due to redistricting. Then, Plowshares Theatre producing artistic director talks about future of live theatre after the pandemic. Also, the shutdown of the Abbott baby formula factory that kicked off a nationwide shortage stemmed from an incident with a stun gun. Finally, two treaties made by the US could lead to drastically different outcomes for Line 5.

The Constitution refers to treaties with other sovereign nations as “the supreme law of the land.” But what happens when promises have been made that are potentially in conflict? Two treaties with the U.S. could lead to very different outcomes for Line 5.

In 2013, a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. The dangers of oil trains are part of the controversy around Enbridge Line 5 — a pipeline running through the Straits of Mackinac. In part two of this series, we look at the risks of transporting crude oil by rail.