Westerners clearly want public officials to focus on conserving wildlife habitat, safeguarding clean water sources, and expanding opportunities for outdoor recreation over drilling for more oil and gas, according to the latest Conservation in the West poll released by Colorado College.
Enbridge Energy announced today that they will not comply with the State of Michigan’s order to shut down the flow of oil through the twin Line 5 pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac by May 2021. The state of Michigan revoked Enbridge’s easement permitting the pipeline due to multiple incurable violations and a lack of due care in its operation.