Line 5

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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The tribes already had concerns about the process, but news that the Army Corps will likely fast-track the federal permit for the pipeline tunnel was “the final straw,” said Whitney Gravelle, president of the Bay Mills Indian Community.

A panel of judges in Lansing heard arguments Tuesday morning concerning a state permit that’s necessary for the proposed Line 5 tunnel in the Mackinac Straits.

An amicus brief argues that a 1977 treaty between the United States and Canada gives Michigan a say over the pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.

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The permit would have expired before tunnel construction could start in 2026.