State agencies issue permits for Line 5 tunnel under Straits of Mackinac; other permits sit in queue

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy said the tunnel plans underwent a comprehensive review and meet regulatory and statutory requirements, including a mitigation plan for impacts to wetlands and cultural resources. 

The agency review concluded that "the public and private need for the proposed activity outweighed other public interest criteria." As a condition of the permit, Enbridge will be required to submit an improved wetland mitigation plan to address wetland impacts…

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2026-07-15/state-agencies-issue-permits-for-line-5-tunnel-under-straits-of-mackinac-other-permits-sit-in-queue

 

Nord Stream 1: Gazprom announces indefinite shutdown of pipeline

The move came hours after G7 countries agreed to impose a price cap on Russian oil in an attempt to stem the flow of funds to Vladimir Putin's regime…

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/02/nord-stream-1-gazprom-announces-indefinite-shutdown-of-pipeline

A New Trump Rule Would Fast-Track Oil Pipelines Without Consideration of Climate Change – Mother Jones

The Trump administration will soon make it easier for projects like oil pipelines and highways to get federal approval regardless of their environmental risks and effects on climate change, according to the New York Times. The administration is expected to gut the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act by making more projects exempt from the environmental reviews it requires, and by stripping requirements for federal agencies to consider “cumulative” impacts such as contributions to climate change.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/01/a-new-trump-rule-would-fast-track-oil-pipelines-without-consideration-of-climate-change/