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Michigan judge allows restart of disputed oil pipeline

Carlos Osorio/AP

FILE - This July 19, 2002, file photo, shows the Mackinac Bridge that spans the Straits of Mackinac from Mackinaw City, Mich. Oil transport company Enbridge says Wednesday, a gap has opened between a section of its Line 5 pipeline and the lake bottom in Michigan's Straits of Mackinac. Erosion has washed away sediments beneath the pipeline, opening a gap that exceeds the 75-foot limit set under a state easement. The company says it's awaiting government permits to install screw anchors for additional support in that spot and others along the underwater line. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

By: By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer

Posted at 8:23 PM, Jul 01, 2020

and last updated 2020-07-01 20:23:51-04

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge is allowing Enbridge to resume pumping oil through a Midwestern pipeline. The judge ordered the shutdown of Line 5 last week at the request of state Attorney General Dana Nessel.

That came after damage was found to a structure anchoring a section of the pipeline that runs through a channel linking Lakes Huron and Michigan.

In an updated order Wednesday, the judge said Enbridge could reopen the pipeline to conduct a safety test and could keep the oil flowing in keeping with its results. Enbridge says it will comply with the court order.

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Michigan judge allows restart of disputed oil pipeline

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