Dangers of Enbridge’s Line 5 Oil Pipeline Tunnel Ignite Safety Concerns and Legal Battle

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan – Enbridge’s plans to relocate its Line 5 oil pipeline from the Straits of Mackinac into a tunnel beneath the lake has recently received approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission. Despite the potential environmental benefits, experts and advocates are raising concerns about the safety and feasibility of this plan. Moving the highly hazardous substances of propane and crude oil into a concrete-encased tunnel deep beneath the Great Lakes may seem like …

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