The Bad River Tribal Council voted on Jan. 5 not to renew easements for 11 of 15 parcels that had expired in 2013 for Enbridge Energy Line 5, a crude oil pipeline running from Superior to Sarnia, Ontario. The line passes through the Bad River Reservation.
The move initially caught Enbridge off guard.
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