Enbridge Faces New Fight as Michigan Seeks Line 5 Shutdown
- Governor Whitmer files complaint to revoke pipeline easement
- Friday’s action is latest in long-running battle over Line 5
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Enbridge Inc.’s battle with Michigan escalated on Friday as the governor took new legal action to shut down a key pipeline that supplies Central Canadian refineries.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer filed a complaint in Ingham County Circuit Court seeking to “revoke and terminate” a 1953 easement that allows Enbridge to operate under the Straits of Mackinac, which connect Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas. Line 5 is a key conduit of crude for Canadian refineries in Ontario and Quebec.