Why #Stop Line 5
Enbridge’s plan to reroute Line 5 around the Bad River Reservation raises issues of tribal sovereignty, environmental racism, climate change, eminent domain, and disaster prevention.
Line 5 in 1842 Treaty Territory (so-called Michigan)
Every day, nearly 23 million gallons of oil flow through two aging pipelines in the heart of the Great Lakes, just 1.5 miles west of the Mackinac Bridge. Constructed during the Eisenhower administration in 1953, these two Enbridge Line 5 pipelines lie exposed at the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac, a busy shipping channel. Enbridge was ordered to shut down in May 2021 by Michigan Gov. Whitmer, but ignored the order and are still operating.
Enbridge Line 3 in 1855 Treaty Territory (so-called northern Minnesota)
In a story dated March 21, 2022, the Minnesota DNR discovered Enbridge Energy crews ruptured three groundwater aquifers while building the 340-mile Line 3 replacement pipeline across northern Minnesota in 2021 and the Canadian oil company now faces expanded sanctions. Hundreds of water protectors are currently facing criminal charges in Minnesota for standing in defense of the water from Enbridge Line 3. All the while, Enbridge damage has leaked a quarter of a billion gallons of water and done harm all across northern Minnesota.