A Michigan judge ruled in favor of Enbridge Inc. in a long-running dispute with the state over the Route 5 cross-border pipeline.
A 69-year-old underground pipeline transports Canadian oil and natural gas liquids used for propane through northern Michigan and Wisconsin to a refinery in Sarnia, Ontario. carry it to a place
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The 5 pipeline, owned and operated by Calgary-based Enbridge, will transport more than 540,000 barrels per day across the Canadian-U.S. border and across the Great Lakes. It ferries crude oil and natural gas liquids. Strait connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
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Critics say it's only a matter of time before an anchor collision or technical failure wreaks havoc in one of the region's most important watersheds. I want the route to be closed.
Proponents call Line 5 an important and essential source of energy, especially propane, for several Midwestern states, including Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. It is also a major source of feedstock for important refineries north of the border, including one that supplies jet fuel to some of Canada's busiest airports.
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