Michigan officials have been trying for years to shut down Enbridge's Line 5 over claims that it is unsafe and liable to ...

A notice of appeal filed Jan. 6 asks the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to review a Dec. 17, 2025 decision by ...

Michigan lacks the authority to interfere with Enbridge Energy's Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac as federal policy governs its operation, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a case stemming ...

A federal judge thwarted a long-running attempt by the state of Michigan to stop Enbridge from operating the segment of Line ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Monday appealed a federal judge’s decision that blocked the state from enforcing its ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in February on a key question that could decide whether state or federal courts ...

Federal Judge Robert Jonker sided with Enbridge, the Canadian oil giant, ruling that the state of Michigan doesn’t have the power to shut down the oil pipeline underwater in the Straits of Mackinac.

A federal judge ruled that Michigan has no power to shut down Line 5. The ruling overrides Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s 2020 order that Enbridge can’t use the 4-mile underwater stretch. MACKINAC, Mich.

A Michigan judge ruled Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) was preempted by federal law from halting the pipeline’s operation in a 2020 order. Enbridge Energy scored a key victory Wednesday after a federal ...