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A Line 5 spill, and the high cost of farming

A view of part of the Enbridge Energy Line 5 pumping station near Mackinaw City, Michigan on the south side of the Straits of Mackinac. (Photo: Lester Graham/Michigan Radio)
A view of part of the Enbridge Energy Line 5 pumping station near Mackinaw City, Michigan on the south side of the Straits of Mackinac. (Photo: Lester Graham/Michigan Public)

A truck backed into a section of the Line 5 pipeline in northern Wisconsin, causing a spill of natural gas liquids.

We'll check in with Katie Thoresen, news director at WXPR public radio in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

Also, we hear about how Michigan farmers are trying to save money by fixing their own gear.

Reporting for this episode by Katie Thoresen, WXPR and Emma George-Griffin, WCMU/Harvest Public Media.


Producer: Austin Rowlader
Editor: Steve Junker
Host: Ed Ronco
Music: Blue Dot Sessions