Michigan's attorney general seeks to shut down Line 5 pipeline, citing invalid easement.

Michigan's Attorney General, Dana Nessel, is seeking to shut down Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac, arguing the easement allowing its operation is invalid. Enbridge claims the pipeline's safety is federally regulated and that any shutdown would contravene a 1977 U.S.-Canada treaty. The case in Ingham County is determining if Michigan has the right to revoke the pipeline's easement, a decision likely to face further appeals.

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