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The Marathon refinery in Detroit is partially supplied by liquids carried by Line 5 and provides 18 percent of Michigan s petroleum products.
A coalition of chambers of commerce for Canada, the U.S., Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio have mounted a united front against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s attempts to have Enbridge Inc. s Line 5 oil pipeline shutdown today, arguing such a move would trigger energy emergencies in both countries.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Wisconsin and Ohio s chambers joined the Michigan Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday in filing an amicus brief in a federal lawsuit involving Enbridge s continued use of twin underwater pipelines that carry 540,000 barrels of oil daily across the environmentally sensitive waterway connecting Lakes Huron and Michigan.
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.
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