Michigan judge orders temporary Enbridge Line 5 shutdown
Enbridge Energy must temporarily cease operations of the Line 5 pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac, an Ingham County judge ruled Thursday.
Circuit Court Judge James Jamo has granted Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessels request to temporarily shut down the pipeline after Enbridge Energy last week reported significant damage to an anchor support on one of the pipelines two legs.
In a decision issued Thursday, Jamo ordered Canadian oil company Enbridge to cease operations as immediately as possible, and no more than 24 hours from the orders issuance.
Nessel campaigned for office in 2018 on a promise to shut down Line 5. She is pursuing separate lawsuits intended to permanently shutter the pipeline and asked for the temporary restraining order and injunction Monday.
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