U.S. District Judge William Conley said May 18 he is unlikely to force Enbridge to shut down Line 5 in northern Wisconsin, despite arguments from the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa that the line is at immediate risk of being exposed by erosion and rupturing on reservation land. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
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