“We will not stop operating the pipeline unless we’re ordered by a
court or our regulator, which we think is highly unlikely,” he said.
court or our regulator, which we think is highly unlikely,” he said.
That has Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel considering the
“punitive measures” her office can pursue, once courts have resolved the
parties’ dispute on whether the issue should be decided at the state or
federal level.
“As the deadline looms, parties on all sides of the debate are
bracing for drama in the Straits as activists protest Enbridge’s
defiance, while acknowledging that at least for now, it appears likely
that Line 5’s fate will be decided over months or even years, in distant
courtrooms or administrative proceedings,” Michigan Radio writes.