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THE EAST LEG of Enbridge Inc.âs Line 5 pipeline near St. Ignace. The line runs under the Straits of Mackinac. (Dale G Young/Detroit News via AP, File)
IRON MOUNTAIN Dickinson County adopted a resolution Monday in support of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline, urging completion of a tunnel replacement project with no disruption of service.
The resolution comes in response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent demand the company shut down its oil pipeline that crosses the bottom of the waterway connecting Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.
“We can’t give up this fight,” said Commissioner Joe Stevens, saying a shutdown would severely restrict propane supplies in the Upper Peninsula, leading to price hikes.