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Activists Demand Whitmer Block Enbridge Tunnel, Citing 6M-Gallon Wastewater Threat

7/6/2026

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Activists unfurled a “Stop Line 5” banner from Minneapolis’s Bridge Tuesday, urging Governor Gretchen Whitmer to deny permits.
The tunnel would cross the Straits of Mackinac, a site the Bay Mills Indian Community has banned.
Activists, citing Enbridge’s $3.32 million fine, warn the tunnel could discharge six million gallons of wastewater into Lake Michigan.
President Donald Trump’s 2025 emergency declaration fast-tracked review, which activists say threatens 20 % of freshwater.

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Activists unfurled a “Stop Line 5” banner from Minneapolis’s Bridge Tuesday, urging Governor Gretchen Whitmer to deny permits.
The tunnel would cross the Straits of Mackinac, a site the Bay Mills Indian Community has banned.
Activists, citing Enbridge’s $3.32 million fine, warn the tunnel could discharge six million gallons of wastewater into Lake Michigan.
President Donald Trump’s 2025 emergency declaration fast-tracked review, which activists say threatens 20 % of freshwater.