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Regulators: No Enbridge Line 5 tunnel decision without more safety info
-Michigan regulators say they need more evidence about safety, engineering and fire and explosion risks before deciding whether to let Enbridge Energy move its Line 5 petroleum pipeline into a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac.
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Michigan panel wants more details on Great Lakes oil tunnel plan
-The state Public Service Commission voted to seek more details about the safety of the construction of the tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. The commission’s approval is required for Enbridge to replace two existing Line 5 pipes.
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DNR extends comment period on Enbridge line reroute
-The comment period will run for an additional month, state regulators announced Wednesday.
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Gas and oil industry report projects fuel price hikes if Enbridge Line 5 is shut down
-The experts who wrote the report said they were asked to look at whether fuel prices would be affected if Line 5 suddenly stopped operating.
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Line 5’s impact on climate change being reviewed as part of tunnel decision
-Line 5 sits on the lakebed of the Straits of Mackinac which connects Lakes Michigan and Huron. Advocates are worried about the risk of an oil spill in the lakes.
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New report finds Enbridge Line 5 closure will cause little pain to Michigan
-Among the arguments used by Canadian energy giant Enbridge in support of its Line 5 pipeline that runs through Michigan is that, if it’s closed, there will be a significant impact on energy prices for consumers.
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Climate Ghosts author: To save more species, treat them like kin
-Western science and systemic restoration practices aren’t enough to stop the crash of struggling species.
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Enbridge seeks federal jurisdiction in oil pipeline dispute
-Enbridge Energy moved Wednesday to shift to federal court a Michigan lawsuit seeking shutdown of an oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes.