Great Lakes Now, The Battle Over Line 5 Goes International
Monday, May 10, at 10:30 PM
Repeats Tuesday, May 11, at 3:30 AM and Thursday, May 13, at 5 PM
Also airs on Fusion on Friday, May 14, at 7 PM
The fight over the Line 5 oil pipeline is one of the biggest battles in the Great Lakes. Carrying a half million barrels of oil per day through the waters of the Straits of Mackinac, the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline is arguably the biggest international, political and environmental issue in the Great Lakes region. Now, with a state-ordered shutdown, rigorous company defenses, debates about acceptable risk, and local jobs at stake, the legal fight involves courts and state politics, as well as tribal, Canadian and U.S. governments