Whitmer says she wants Enbridge oil and gas pipeline 'out of the water at the earliest possible

Whitmer says she wants Enbridge oil and gas pipeline 'out of the water at the earliest possible moment'


Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that the state has almost completed a review of the controversial Line 5 oil and gas pipeline in the Great Lakes and that both she and Attorney General Dana Nessel "want to get this pipeline out of the water at the earliest possible moment."

Whitmer made the remarks during a virtual gala for the Chicago-based Environmental Law & Policy Center on Thursday, according to MLive.

The Department of Natural Resources has been reviewing Canadian energy giant Enbridge's compliance with its easement agreement with the state.

"We know a break in that pipeline would be an utter disaster," Whitmer said. "As the DNR is wrapping up its easement review, I think it’s really very likely there will be a determination on that particular front in the very near future."

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