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Superior mayor makes case for takeover of Wisconsin’s only private water utility

Mayor Jim Paine says municipal ownership would lower rates, which Superior Water, Light & Power disputes.

Bad River tribe, groups sue over waterway crossing approvals for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute
The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions that allow work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings.
Canada celebrates Gordie Howe bridge opening — without Michigan — amid tariff riff
Canadian officials celebrated the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, honoring the Detroit Red Wings legend and marking the completion of a project more than two decades in the making.
Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.