The portion of pipeline that Whitmer says is a threat to the Great Lakes moves 23 million gallons of oil and natural gas liquids daily.
On Monday, Canada invoked a treaty with the U.S. and requested that a judge pause litigation over Michigan's attempts to shut down a Great Lakes oil pipeline., said that a portion of the pipeline is an imminent oil spill danger to the Great Lakes and should be closed. The section, Line 5, runs on the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac, which connects lakes Huron and Michigan at the top of the state's Lower Peninsula.
An attorney representing Canada said in federal court that the treaty's dispute settlement process must trigger a pause in any pending lawsuits. Whitmer said she was disappointed with the move to invoke the treaty. "Rather than taking steps to diversify energy supply and ensure resilience, Canada has channeled its efforts into defending an oil company with an abysmal environmental track record," Whitmer said, noting a Enbridge pipeline rupture into a southwestern Michigan river in 2010.Michigan lawmakers said that a portion of the pipeline is an imminent oil spill danger to the Great Lakes and should be closed.
Canada said it requested negotiations with the U.S. about the pipeline. It cited a provision in a 1977 treaty that said no public authority in either country can take steps to interfere with the flow of hydrocarbons. "For more than 65 years, Line 5 has been the safest way to transport Canadian hydrocarbons from western Canada to central Canada, helping provide energy that is essential for heating homes and powering Canada's economy," Garneau said.
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