MADISON, Wis. — A northern Wisconsin tribe along with a coalition of groups moved Thursday to block plans to reroute an aging pipeline around the tribe’s reservation, arguing state regulators have underestimated the environmental damage that construction would cause. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa filed a lawsuit in Ashland County asking a judge to stay the state …
MADISON, Wis. — A tribal leader and conservationists urged state officials Thursday to reject plans to relocate part of an aging northern Wisconsin pipeline, warning that the threat of a catastrophic spill would still exist along the new route. About 12 miles of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline runs across the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation. Bad …
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has ordered energy company Enbridge Inc. and an American Indian tribe to come up with an emergency plan to prevent potential spills from an aging oil pipeline running across the tribe’s reservation. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sued Enbridge in federal court in 2019 to force the company to remove a …
