Michigan Gov. Whitmer doesn’t back down from fight to force Enbridge Line 5 shutdown
Updated May 12, 2021;
Michigan is facing mounting opposition to its efforts to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline, but the governor is showing no signs of surrender.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on the eve of the the shutdown deadline issued a letter to Enbridge Vice President Vern Yu. In it, she wrote that she’s confident the state will prevail in court and intends to pursue any profits Enbridge earns from illegal use of the Michigan land beneath the Straits of Mackinac after May 12.
That could equate $1.8 million per day, based on estimates previously provided by Enbridge.
Michigan House approves bill to bar water shutoffs until March 31
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
Posted Dec 17, 2020
File photo shows a running faucet. Some Grymes Hill residents have been issued a boil-water notice following a water main break. (Staten Island Advance/Shira Stoll)
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LANSING, MI - The Michigan legislature approved a bill Thursday that would ensure about 800,000 statewide residents behind on their water bills won’t see their water shut off.
Senate Bill 241, sponsored by Sen. Stephanie Chang, D-Detroit, is a moratorium on water shutoffs through March 31, 2021 to assist Michiganders during the COVID-19 pandemic. It would also require public water suppliers to strive to determine which households lack water service and make best efforts to restore it.
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