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Opponents speak out against anchor supports for oil pipeline
More than two dozen people spoke out at a public hearing against a proposal calling for more anchor supports in the Straits of Mackinac to bolster twin oil pipelines.
Report: Tunnel, trench offer options for replacing pipeline
A 65-year-old pipeline carrying crude oil beneath a delicate waterway connecting two of the Great Lakes could be replaced with pipes buried in a tunnel or partially enclosed in trenches that would pose virtually no leak risks but would require years and hundreds of millions of dollars to build, according to a report released on Friday.
Response wraps up after Great Lakes electric cables severed
Officials say work has concluded to mitigate pollution after a suspected boat-anchor strike damaged underwater electric cables and oil pipelines in the waterway that connects Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.
Crews finish sealing damaged Great Lakes electric cables
Officials say crews have finished capping and sealing two electric cables that were most likely severed by a boat anchor in the waterway connecting Lake Huron with Lake Michigan.
Photos show 2 Great Lakes electric cables were severed
Officials say underwater photos show two electric cables were severed in what the Michigan attorney general says was a tugboat-anchor strike in the waterway that connects Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.
Michigan sues company over Great Lakes power cable damage
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has sued the company he says damaged electric cables and oil pipelines in a Great Lakes channel by dragging a tugboat anchor across them.
Michigan official: Tugboat damaged Great Lakes pipelines (UPDATE)
Recent damage to underwater oil and electrical lines in the waterway connecting Lake Huron and Lake Michigan that's blamed for an insulation fluid spill was caused by a tugboat dragging its anchor, Michigan's attorney general announced Tuesday.
Marine vessel may have caused leaks into Straits of Mackinac (UPDATE)
Crews continue to remove coolant fluid from electric cables that sprang a leak in the Straits of Mackinac earlier this week.
Michigan panel urges temporary shutdown of Mackinac pipeline
A government safety panel on Monday called for the temporary shutdown of twin oil pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac until their operator can finish inspections and repair coating gaps.
Michigan senators seek federal investigation of pipelines
Michigan's U.S. senators want federal regulators to determine whether a company that is operating twin oil pipelines in a Great Lakes waterway has violated safety requirements.
Company says it knew about oil pipeline damage 3 years ago
The company that operates twin oil pipelines in a Great Lakes waterway says it knew three years ago that protective coating had been damaged but hadn't informed regulatory agencies.
Supporters, foes clash over underwater oil pipeline’s future
An engineering company's report on the future of twin oil pipelines beneath the Straits of Mackinac is flawed and biased in favor of continuing the existing system, critics said Monday. A business coalition said keeping oil flowing through the 64-year-old pipes is essential to Michigan's economy.
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