“Heart of the Turtle” international Indigenous gathering in opposition to oil pipelines, Mackinaw City, May 14, 2022 | Laina G. Stebbins
Attorneys for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the State’s Department of Natural Resources are once again seeking to dismiss legal challenges from Canadian energy company Enbridge, arguing in the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday that the state should hold immunity from a suit brought by the business in 2020.
Whitmer previously ordered the Department of Natural Resources to revoke the permit allowing Enbridge to operate its dual pipelines within the Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Huron and Lake Michigan meet, raising concerns about the pipelines’ safety and the catastrophic impact a spill would have on the Great Lakes…