Patrick Shea, Author at Energy News Network

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Michigan Line 5 opponents serve ‘eviction notice’ at Enbridge pumping station

by Patrick Shea May 14, 2021May 26, 2021

On the day after a state deadline for Enbridge to shut down its Line 5 pipeline in Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac, hundreds of tribal and environmental activists served an “eviction notice” to the Canadian energy company at its McGulpin Point pumping station.

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Michigan tribe seeks cultural property protection in path of Line 5 project

by Patrick Shea April 1, 2021January 26, 2022

A map of the Great Lakes region shows a network of Enbridge pipelines: Line 5 cuts east and then south around Lake Michigan, Line 61 runs south from Superior into Illinois before connecting with smaller lines that cross Indiana and Michigan and ultimately reach Sarnia, Ontario.

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In pushing for Line 5 shutdown, Bad River Band points to alternative route

by Patrick Shea February 4, 2021January 26, 2022