Enbridge Inc (ENB)

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Nearly 300 people attended a 10-hour-long virtual public hearing Wednesday about a draft environmental review for a $450 million plan to reroute an oil and gas pipeline across northern Wisconsin.

In December, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released its draft environmental impact statement for a roughly 40-mile reroute of Enbridge’s Line 5 in Ashland and Iron counties. The pipeline carries up to 23 million gallons of oil and natural gas liquids per day and spans 645 miles from Superior to Sarnia, Ontario.

Enbridge wants to move the pipeline after the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sued the company in 2019 to shut down and remove Line 5 from the tribe’s reservation.

The company’s new 30-inch line is expected to cross nearly 200 waterbodies and temporarily affect 135 acres of wetlands. Enbridge maintains the nearly 70-year-old pipeline serves as a vital link to fuel across the region.

Source: https://www.wpr.org/hundreds-participate-hearing-enbridges-proposed-oil-and-gas-pipeline-project