“What Line 5 means for me…”
Join Ojibwe attorney Philomena Kebec as she harvests wild rice in the Kakagon Sloughs, the largest undeveloped wetland system on the Great Lakes.
Construction of a new Line 5 pipeline prolongs our dependence on harmful fossil fuels, threatens Treaty Rights, and puts some of Wisconsin’s most precious natural areas at risk.
Calgary-based Enbridge, Inc. is seeking permits from the Department of Natural Resources that would allow the company to reroute Line 5 across dozens of northern Wisconsin waterways and more than 100 acres of wetlands. The proposed route is upstream of Copper Falls State Park and poses a huge risk to the Bad River watershed.
Take Action
Tell the U.S. Army Corps to reject Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute project
Canadian oil giant Enbridge is seeking permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reroute part of its Line 5 tar sands oil pipeline in Northern Wisconsin. If approved, the new segment would further jeopardize Wisconsin’s waterways and wetlands while also undermining treaty rights and prolonging reliance on fossil fuels. Make your voice heard by writing to the Army Corp in opposition to the reroute project!
Speak Up Against Line 5 and Protect Wisconsin’s Coasts
Wisconsin’s Coastal Management Program (WCMP) is accepting comments to determine if Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute is consistent with the state’s coastal policies. The project will come with an enormous environmental cost to Wisconsin’s coasts and waterways. Speak up and let the WCMP know you’re against this project!
Endangered Species Survey
Headed to northern Wisconsin? You can help document rare and sensitive species that could be harmed by the Line 5 tar sands oil pipeline. Follow the instructions on the protected species survey guide.
Proposed Line 5 reroute reaches critical juncture
The controversial proposal by Enbridge Energy to reroute a segment of its Line 5 oil and gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin has reached another critical inflection point. Read More
Clean Wisconsin calls for immediate Line 5 shut down
Clean Wisconsin has filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit calling for an immediate injunction against Line 5, saying a catastrophic rupture is imminent. Read More
In the last 50 years, Line 5 has leaked 29 times,
spilling more than a million gallons of crude oil into the environment.
Originally built in 1953, Line 5 carries nearly 23 million gallons of crude oil and liquid natural gas every day from Superior, Wis. to refineries in Ontario, Canada. Much of that oil originates in the Canadian Alberta tar sands region.
Line 5 currently runs across the reservation of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, but easements that allowed the company to use tribal land expired in 2013. The tribe has since filed a federal lawsuit to expel Enbridge from its reservation.
Enbridge is now pushing to build a new 41-mile section of pipeline that would be routed around the reservation. But moving the line doesn’t eliminate the enormous risk it carries.
(Map Image – courtesy DNR)
This sacred region, its waters, wildlife and traditions, is under threat because of the Line 5 pipeline.
Line 5 carries nearly 23 million gallons of crude oil and liquid natural gas across countless wetlands and waterways.
Clean Wisconsin joins a coalition of groups from across Wisconsin and the country opposing Line 5. Enbridge is required to obtain multiple state and federal permits to proceed with the reroute, and Clean Wisconsin will be closely monitoring the process and providing comments to relevant regulatory agencies. Help us tell DNR that Line 5 is bad for the climate and Wisconsin’s environment, and Enbridge shouldn’t be allowed to pollute our air and water for short-term profit.
Find out more about Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline and the danger is poses to waterways in Wisconsin and Michigan at the Sierra Club Wisconsin Chapter website.
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