Native America Calling: Tribes resist fast-tracked Line 5 oil pipeline

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Tribes resist fast-tracked Line 5 oil pipeline

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expediting permits for the Line 5 oil pipeline project. [PDF: Use of special processing procedures for review of the Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel Project]

It’s the first project to be put on a fast track under President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring a national energy emergency. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is among a number of tribes in at least three states that oppose the project by Canadian energy company Enbridge, saying it posing significant risk to the environment, most notably the Great Lakes.

The existing pipeline runs across Bad River land, but the company’s new route bypasses the reservation. Join Native America Calling to get a perspective on the new status of the project and the near-term possibilities.

Line 5 Public Hearing

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will conduct a virtual public hearing for the Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, Wisconsin Line 5 Relocation Project, May 13-14.

The public hearing is for USACE to hear testimony on whether proposed USACE-regulated work would result in a violation of Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa water quality standards, and if so, if there are conditions which could be added to any Corps of Engineers’ Section 404 Clean Water Act permit issued.

More Info: mvp.usace.army.mil/Enbridge_Line5-WI

Guests on Native America Calling

David Gover (Pawnee and Choctaw), senior staff attorney with the Native American Rights Fund, representing tribes in Line 5 litigation

Jennifer Smith, director of U.S. tribal engagement at Enbridge

Stefanie Tsosie (Navajo), senior attorney in the Tribal Partnerships Program at Earthjustice