The legal battle over Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 continues its multi-week hearing in Madison, according to the Wisconsin Examiner. The conflict, which has been an issue for years, is centered around a 72-year-old pipeline that runs through 12 miles of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation, according to the article.
The Bad River Band is one of six federally recognized Ojibwe bands in Wisconsin, according to the Bad River Band’s website. The reservation is located in northern Wisconsin along the shores of Lake Superior and Chequamegon Bay.
The Bad River Band is challenging a decision made by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to allow Enbridge to reroute Line 5 for 41 miles around the reservation, according to PBS Wisconsin. The pipeline is currently running directly through 12 miles of the reservation, according to the Wisconsin Examiner…