Flow Water Advocates statement on Whitmer administration’s Line 5 tunnel permit decisions.

In a pair of key permit decisions announced today by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) regarding Enbridge’s proposed pipeline tunnel through the Straits of Mackinac, the state has failed to carry out its duties under the Michigan Wetlands Protection Act (Part 303), the Great Lakes Submerged Lands Act (Part 325), and the Public Trust Doctrine to protect Michigan wetlands and submerged lands. It has also disregarded over 70,000 public comments EGLE received during the public comment period last summer and instead sided with Enbridge and its pipeline that ends in Sarnia, Ontario and primarily delivers crude oil to Canada. Read the full article here.