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Clean Wisconsin, partners move to block Line 5 permits

December 12, 2024

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued permits in November that would allow Canadian oil giant Enbridge to clear trees, dig trenches and fill wetlands to make way for a new 41-mile segment of its Line 5 pipeline.…

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Clean Wisconsin considers legal challenge to Line 5 permits

November 14, 2024

The proposed pipeline route, which crosses 186 northern Wisconsin waterways and hundreds of acres of wetlands, is upstream of Copper Falls State Park and poses a huge risk to the Bad River watershed and Lake Superior.…

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DNR issues Environmental Impact Statement for Line 5 pipeline

September 12, 2024

Calgary-based Enbridge, Inc. is seeking permits from the DNR that would allow the company to reroute its pipeline across 186 northern Wisconsin waterways and 612 acres of wetlands.…

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Proposed Line 5 reroute reaches critical juncture

June 20, 2024

The controversial proposal by Enbridge Energy to reroute a segment of its Line 5 oil and gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin has reached…

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Environmental Groups Warn Against Fast-Tracking Federal Review of Line 5 Pipeline Project in Northern Wisconsin

May 16, 2024

“Holding the public hearing now, before the Army Corps has all the information it needs to fully assess the risks to our wetlands and waterways, is premature and unfairly deprives the public of a meaningful opportunity to participate in the process,” said Brett Korte, staff attorney with Clean Wisconsin.…

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Denies Meteor Timber Appeal in Wetlands Case

April 14, 2022

A rare Wisconsin wetland will remain protected. Yesterday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court denied a petition from Atlanta-based Meteor Timber, LLC., to re-hear its…

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Appeals Court Sides with Clean Wisconsin and Ho-Chunk Nation to Protect Rare Wetland

December 16, 2021

Today the Court of Appeals handed a major victory to Clean Wisconsin and its partners, ensuring a rare, critical Wisconsin wetland will remain protected...…

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Saved Rare Wisconsin Wetland

December 16, 2021

In 2021, Clean Wisconsin secured another legal victory to protect one of our state's rarest types of ecosystems.…

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Fate of rare Wisconsin wetland at stake in upcoming Court of Appeals decision

December 14, 2021

Nestled near a former cranberry bog in rural Monroe County, Wis., there is an unusual 16.25-acre untouched patch of land. It’s a dark, damp place...…

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Fate of rare Wisconsin wetland at stake in upcoming court decision

September 13, 2021

Nestled near a former cranberry bog in rural Monroe County, Wis., there is an unusual 16.25-acre untouched patch of land.…

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