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Key Updates on the Fight Against Line 5
The work to shut down Line 5 to protect the Great Lakes and climate is ongoing.
Line 5 Pipeline
Keystone Moments in the Work to Shut Down Line 5
- November 2025
- MiCAN, in partnership with the Environmental Law and Policy Center, filed a joint argument to the Michigan Supreme Court to stop Line 5. You can read it HERE.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Decision – mid November
- The USACE’s 30 day comment period has ended and the agency is now in the process of preparing a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). We anticipate a decision to be issued mid November. Line 5 Tunnel EIS Website
- Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Action Deadline – Dec 13th
- EGLE is required by statute to act by Dec 13 (though they may not necessarily issue a decision, they will update residents on their planned course of action). EGLE’s permit review or regulatory page.
- Decision Watch with Oil & Water Don’t Mix (OWDM)
- While we await a decision from EGLE, we are keeping a close eye on EGLE and continuing to apply pressure to Director Phil Roos and Governor Gretchen Whitmer. You can take action and track upcoming actions here.
- 92,000+ Public Comments Delivered Rejecting Line 5 Tunnel
- More than 92,000 people urged EGLE and Gov. Whitmer to reject Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel. Some shared concerns include:
- Destruction of wetlands
- Tunnel construction logistics & explosion risks
- Continued and increased GHG emissions driving climate change
- An additional 99-year liability burden on Michigan
- More than 92,000 people urged EGLE and Gov. Whitmer to reject Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel. Some shared concerns include:
Tribal nations, environmental leaders, and residents agree: Michigan has safer alternatives and must protect the Great Lakes.
- Troubled Water Documentary Released Nationwide on PBS – Oct 4th
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- Watch ‘Troubled Water’ whenever for free via PBS online, the PBS app or see if you can catch it live on your local broadcast!
- Beginning October 4th you can follow this link to watch via PBS on your own schedule.
- Interested in hosting a viewing party for your community? Hop into the MiCAN Community Space and post about it to invite the entire network!
- Michigan Supreme Court Oral Argument – 2026
- The Michigan Supreme Court announced that they will hear two challenges to the Michigan Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) permit for Enbridge’s proposed tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac for their Line 5 oil pipeline. A coalition of four Michigan tribes; the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Bay Mills Indian Community, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, and the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi – along with the Environmental Law and Policy Center and the Michigan Climate Action Network, has filed one challenge.
- Another comes from For Love of Water (FLOW). Both appeals argue that the Michigan Public Service Commission failed to properly follow state law when approving Enbridge’s permit for the Line 5 tunnel. We anticipate this hearing to take place early to mid 2026.
- You can read more on the reporting of the upcoming oral argument in this Bridge MI article.
