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Enbridge’s ​‘hail mary’ to keep Line 5 open on tribal land

By Andy Balaskovitz

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PIPELINES: Some legal scholars say Enbridge is using a longshot legal argument to keep Line 5 operating on tribal land in Wisconsin based on a 1977 treaty between the U.S. and Canada. (Inside Climate News)

CARBON CAPTURE:

  • Two Kansas ethanol plant operators seek to build the state’s first carbon capture and sequestration wells. (KCUR)
  • Despite ongoing disputes over carbon pipeline development in North Dakota, nearly half of the state’s residents do not take a position on the issue, according to a recent poll. (North Dakota Monitor)

RENEWABLES: Michigan regulators begin collecting public input on a new state law granting them final authority to approve utility-scale wind and solar projects. (Interlochen Public Radio)

COAL: As federal scrutiny of coal ash grows, Indiana grapples with 16 leaking coal ash disposal sites that are failing to comply with federal groundwater pollution regulations. (Indianapolis Star)

SOLAR:

WIND: A southwestern Iowa county crafts new wind siting regulations to encourage development despite opposition from some residents who say enough have been built there. (WHO)

OIL & GAS: Some oil and gas companies could be liable for tens of millions of dollars in fees under a federal Inflation Reduction Act provision that penalizes methane emissions. (Grist)

TRANSPORTATION:

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