By Canadian Press

Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin urge court to keep Line 5 operating

May 12, 2021 | 7:34 AM

WASHINGTON — Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin have joined forces with their Canadian counterparts in the legal fight over the Line 5 pipeline. 

The U.S. and Canadian chambers of commerce are also included in a new legal brief filed with the U.S. District Court in Michigan. 

The filing comes after a similar brief was submitted yesterday by the federal Liberal government urging the court to keep the cross-border pipeline operating. 

The chambers spell out in detail a cascade of likely “severe, nationwide and international” consequences if the line running through Michigan is shut down. 

They argue that Line 5, which is owned and operated by Calgary-based Enbridge Inc., is a vital source of economic growth and energy throughout the U.S. Midwest. 

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave Enbridge until today to shut down the pipeline, fearing an environmental catastrophe in the Straits of Mackinac, where Line 5 crosses the Great Lakes. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 12, 2021. 

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