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Michigan official calls for shutting down oil pipeline
The Michigan attorney general called on Thursday for shutting down twin oil pipelines that run beneath the waterway where Lakes Huron and Michigan meet.
2nd pipeline under Straits of Mackinac passes pressure test
Enbridge says a second oil pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac in northern Michigan has passed a pressure test required by a Justice Department agreement following a oil spill in 2010 in southwestern Michigan.
New business group opposes Straits of Mackinac pipelines
A business group is forming to support environmentalists battling to decommission two oil pipelines beneath the Straits of Mackinac, where Lakes Huron and Michigan meet.
Enbridge reaches $176M agreement for 2010 oil spill
Enbridge Energy Partners has reached a $176 million settlement for the costliest inland oil spill in U.S. history — a pipeline rupture in southwestern Michigan that polluted a nearly 40-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River, federal officials said Wednesday.
Companies will study risks, changes to underwater pipeline (UPDATE)
The state of Michigan has tapped two companies to analyze the financial risk of an oil pipeline rupture in the Straits of Mackinac and evaluate any alternatives to two underwater lines in the waterway, officials said Tuesday.
Anti-pipeline group protests outside Michigan AG’s home
Protesters who oppose a 63-year-old oil pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac demonstrated Wednesday at the home of Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, calling on him to shut the line down.
Environmental group threatens lawsuit over Mackinac pipeline
An environmental group is threatening to sue the federal government over a Great Lakes oil pipeline.
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