Stories tagged: "Line 5"

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Environment Meet MI Leaders: From Vaccines to Contaminated Water, Sean McCann Talks Kalamazoo

Sean McCann is "Kalamaglued" to his community and is proud of its role in the Pfizer vaccine, but understands frustrations over short supply.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel February 10, 2021 3:36 pm EST
Environment Detroit Edison Power Station and river Raisin at sunset, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Environment How Biden’s Executive Orders Fighting Climate Change Impact Michigan

While Biden’s executive orders can only go so far, the case for their importance was made in Michigan, and Michigan shows their potential for future impact clearly.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel Keya Vakil Keya Vakil February 3, 2021 12:46 pm EST
Environment Enbridge Line 5 pipeline
Environment DNR: Enbridge’s Refusal to Shut Down Line 5 Poses a ‘Grave Threat’ To Michiganders

"Enbridge cannot unilaterally decide when laws and binding agreements apply and when they do not,” said the director of Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel January 14, 2021 11:24 am EST
Environment The Bay Mills Indian Community is the name given to the Anishinaabe people by Congress.
Environment Indigenous Michiganders Led the Charge in Shutting Down Line 5

The shutdown of Enbridge's Line 5 marks a major moment in relations between the State of Michigan and the native Anishinaabe people.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel December 4, 2020 1:28 pm EST
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Michigan Life The ‘Pause,’ Election Lawsuits, and New Black Leaders: Michigan’s Weekly News Quiz

Michiganders have been buzzing about Detroit’s vote this week. But do you know the story behind it? Quiz yourself!

The 'Gander Staff The 'Gander Staff November 20, 2020 9:15 am EST

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In this Friday, June 26, 2020 photo, U.S. District Judge Laurie Michelson, left, administers the Oath of Citizenship to Hala Baqtar during a drive-thru naturalization service in a parking structure at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services headquarters on Detroit's east side. The ceremony is a way to continue working as the federal courthouse is shut down due to Coronavirus. The U.S. has resumed swearing in new citizens but the oath ceremonies aren't the same because of COVID-19 and a budget crisis at the citizenship agency threatens to stall them again. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) Immigration Biden’s Immigration Reforms Hit Home in Michigan, but the Work Isn’t Done
A finished clean room with stacked chairs in the science room at the Mildred Avenue K-8 School building in Boston's Mattapan, which were being cleaned for the reopening of school on July 9, 2020. Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Education Here’s the Mess Betsy DeVos Left for Incoming Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
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Environment This June 2020 photo, shot from a television screen provided by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy shows damage to anchor support EP-17-1 on the east leg of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline within the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan. Enbridge who provided the photos to the state of Michigan, last week said an anchor support on the east leg of the pipeline, right, had shifted. A judge has shut down the pipeline in Michigan's Great Lakes, granting a request from the state. The judge says Enbridge hasn't provided enough information to show that continued operation of the west leg of the twin pipeline is safe. (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy via AP)
Environment ‘Welcome News’: Michigan Seems Pumped That Gov. Whitmer May Kill the Line 5 Oil Pipeline

After decades of risking the Great Lakes, Enbridge Energy company is being held accountable for ‘repeatedly’ violating terms and conditions that keep locals safe.

Nick Mordowanec Nick Mordowanec November 17, 2020 11:47 am EST
Environment Mackinaw City, Michigan, USA - May 30, 2020: Exterior of Enbridge Inc. oil pump station at the Straits of Mackinaw. The company transports nearly two thirds of Canada's crude oil exports to the US.
Environment The Enbridge Dilemma: Environmental Groups Aghast at $500M for Great Lakes Oil Tunnel

Brighton resident Mike Wilczynski is concerned about the multi-million tunnel design plan that he says “lacks” in detail.

Nick Mordowanec Nick Mordowanec October 21, 2020 3:19 pm EDT