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Judge: Michigan Regulator Can Evaluate Enbridge Pipeline Tunnel Plan

10/26/2020

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Public Service Commission has some authority over Enbridge's plans to build an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the channel that connects two of the Great Lakes, a state administrative law judge ruled Friday.  Line 5 Tunnel Rendering. Photo: Enbridge. The agency can evaluate the need for the project and whether it would be designed, constructed and operated safely, Judge Dennis W. Mack said. But the commission should not delve into broader issues such as how the pipeline contributes to climate change, he added. The split decision suggests the commission, which regulates public utilities such as electric power, telecommunications and natural gas services,

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