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In November, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) announced a plan to revoke permission to the company to operate its pipeline across narrow waterways known as the Straits of Mackinac in the state.
Whitemer's deadline is May 12.
“These oil pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac are a ticking timebomb, and their continued presence violates the public trust and poses a grave threat to Michigan’s environment and economy,” Whitmer’s office said in a statement.
"In sum, please be advised that Enbridge's continued operation of the Straits pipelines after May 12, 2021 is at its own risk," Whitmer wrote to Vern Yu, president of Enbridge's liquids pipelines division, Crain’s Detroit reported. "If the state prevails in the underlying litigation, Enbridge will face the prospect of having to disgorge to the State all profits it derives from its wrongful use of the easement lands following that date."