Line 5

Public comments are due by the end of the week after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed a tunnel alternative last month.

Weeks before an anticipated final Line 5 permitting decision, environmentalists say the federal government is pulling a 'bait-and-switch' in the Straits of Mackinac.

The state’s highest court will reconsider the Michigan Court of Appeals’ decision in favor of the permit back in February.

The National Wildlife Federation says Michigan's environment department should fully review what damage drilling the tunnel for a new pipeline segment might cause.

The review is a major step toward a permitting decision on the controversial proposal to build a tunnel underneath the Straits of Mackinac. The last day for the public to comment is June 30.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reviewed the environmental effects of constructing a tunnel, leaving the existing lines as they are or covering the dual lines with gravel and rock.

The clock will start on public comment at the end of May, but with half as much time — 30 days instead of 60.

Experts and advocates with Oil and Water Don’t Mix said they don’t trust the federal government to properly vet Enbridge’s Great Lakes Tunnel Project.

The federal review of the Line 5 tunnel project will be sped up through new emergency procedures under an executive order from President Donald Trump.

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