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In this 2017 file photo, fresh nuts, bolts and fittings are ready to be added to the east leg of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline in Michigan. (Dale G. Young/Detroit News via The Associated Press – image credit) U.S. President Joe Biden may be the key to settling the dispute over a Canadian-owned pipeline in Michigan, according to a long-time analyst of Canada-U.S. relations. Calgary-based Enbridge’s Line 5 transports oil and natural gas liquids from Western Canada through the United States to refineries in Ontario and Quebec. Enbridge is working to replace a segment of the 68-year-old pipe that runs 7.2 kilometres under the Straits of Mackinac, which connects Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. The 1,038-kilometre project, built in 1953, goes from northwestern Wisconsin, across the upper peninsula of Michigan, under the Strait of Mackinac and down through the lower peninsula before crossing back up into Canada, terminating in Sarnia, Ont. Last November, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer moved to revoke the 1953 permit that allows the crossing under the straits. She gave notice that Enbridge must shut down the pipeline by May 2021, arguing the project presents an "unreasonable risk" of environmental damage to the Great Lakes. Earlier this […]
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