Environmentalists Say Wisconsin DNR Held Public Hearing on Pipeline Prematurely
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 -- 9:45 AM
(AP) -Environmentalists contend the state Department of Natural Resources held a public hearing on Enbridge Inc.’s plans to reroute a northern Wisconsin pipeline prematurely.Line 5 runs from Superior to Ontario, crossing about 12 miles of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation in Ashland County. The tribe sued the company in 2019 to force it to remove the section of line on the reservation. Enbridge is trying to obtain permits to reroute the line south of the reservation.
The DNR held a hearing on the project July 1. Environmental groups, including Midwest Environmental Advocates and Clean Wisconsin, sent the agency a letter Saturday arguing that the pipeline’s route isn’t finalized and the permit application isn’t complete.
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