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What did reporters ask about the New Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel Agreement?

by Sandra Svoboda

State officials briefed reporters on a conference call today about the agreement with Enbridge Inc. for pipeline improvements, and then the reporters had plenty of questions. Here is an edited […]

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Article, Authors, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Sandra Svoboda, The States, Who We Are and What We Do

The Line 5 Decision: It’s a tunnel

by Sandra Svoboda

A utility tunnel buried into the bedrock 100 feet under the Straits of Mackinac would replace the existing Enbridge Line 5 pipeline under a preliminary plan announced today by Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration.

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Michigan’s water issues: gains and losses

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now

After the depths of the Flint crisis, unexpected praise: groundwater quality, Line 5 in the spotlight When you’re a water-wealthy state in a water-needy world you’re always in the spotlight […]

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Michigan water advocates call for “Public Justice” to protect people’s rights

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now

Traverse City nonprofit FLOW warns of “unauthorized privatization” Traverse City water advocacy nonprofit FLOW today called for legislation that it said would protect Michigan’s public waters and people’s water rights […]