9/11/2024

N. WISCONSIN - Plans to relocate Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline is a step closer to becoming reality.  The Wisconsin DNR released its final environmental impact statement for the Line 5 relocation project in Ashland County.   Enbridge leaders released a statement which reads in part “The project has been designed to avoid and minimize temporary construction impacts, and we believe the planned route is the best alternative.”  The Statement also reads “The Agreement has been reached with 100% private landowners along the 41-mile project route, chosen because it minimizes construction impacts and protects critical and cultural resources.”  Line 5 transports oil from Superior, Wisconsin, to the U.P., and down into lower Michigan. The proposal would relocate the pipeline south around the Bad River Reservation.