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Army Corps of Engineers Approves Permit for Line 5 Reroute, Jeopardizing Safety of the Bad River Band, Wisconsinites, and the Great Lakes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit to approve the Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin.

New Wisconsin State Capitol Origami Fish Art Installation Captures the Movement to Shut Down Line 5

MADISON, Wis. – A new art installation in the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda is capturing the movement to shut down Line 5.

Participants from Across the Globe Set a New World Record in Effort to Protect the Great Lakes and Stop Line 5

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – In a massive collective effort to protect the Great Lakes and shut down Line 5, organizations and participants part of the Fish for the Future campaign broke the world record for the largest display of origami fish.

Enbridge Pays to Destroy Indigenous Site in Effort to Push Forward Line 5 Tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac

EMMET COUNTY, Mich. – Circumventing federal review processes designed to protect Indigenous lands, Enbridge, the massive Canadian fossil fuel company responsible for Line 5, signed a lopsided $1.5 million land swap deal with Emmet County, Michigan, for land near the Straits of Mackinac.

Sierra Club: Line 5 Remains an Existential Threat; Governor Whitmer Can Step in and Save the Great Lakes

MACKINAC, Mich. – Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) on the proposal to enclose the Line 5 oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac in a tunnel.

ICYMI: Bad River Band Members Share Extreme Risk Line 5 Poses to Water Quality at Army Corps Hearing

ASHLAND, Wisc. – This week, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa elders and members, as well as environmental advocates and experts, testified at a two-day hearing before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the proposed Line 5 pipeline reroute in northern Wisconsin.

Line 5 Tunnel & Other Dirty Projects to be Fast-Tracked by Army Corps of Engineers Without Proper Review, Following Trump Directive

Washington, DC - Today, the Army Corps of Engineers announced the Line 5 tunnel project and other fossil fuel infrastructure permits will be fast-tracked without sufficient environmental review.

Trump Administration Will Likely Back Canadian Oil Giant Over the Safety of Michiganders and the Great Lakes

MACKINAC, Mich. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will likely fast-track the Line 5 tunnel project through the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan– the single worst place for an oil spill to happen in the Great Lakes.

Great Lakes Organizations Launch World Record Campaign to Underscore Water Protection and Shut Down Line 5

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Fish for the Future kicks off its campaign to break the world record for largest display of origami fish as a collective effort to promote protecting our water and shutting down the Line 5 pipeline.

Line 5 Tunnel Project Included in Trump Administration’s Plan to Push Through Unnecessary, Dirty Energy Infrastructure Projects

LANSING, Mich. - A number of federal agencies, including the Army Corps of Engineers, are beginning to detail plans to fast-track unnecessary, dirty energy infrastructure projects without sufficient review, including the Line 5 tunnel project in the Straits of Mackinac.

New Documentary Showcases Battle of Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Tribal Sovereignty, and Line 5 Oil Pipeline

Wisconsin – A new documentary on the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa highlights its ongoing fight for sovereignty, including a David & Goliath battle to protect Lake Superior from a pipeline on the brink of rupture.

Sierra Club Statement on Line 5 Shutdown Order on Bad River Band Reservation

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Canadian oil company, Enbridge, to shut down the section of the disastrous Line 5 pipeline that trespasses on the reservation of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. The Bad River Band released a statement on Monday.