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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Whitmer takes first step to block Enbridge Line 5 tunnel

LANSING — On her first working day in office, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer acted Wednesday to potentially block the Enbridge Line 5 tunnel backed by former Gov. Rick Snyder.

Whitmer announced Wednesday she has turned to newly elected Attorney General Dana Nessel for a legal opinion on six questions related to whether legislation rushed through the Legislature to authorize the proposed Line 5 tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac complies with the state constitution.

Nessel said she welcomed the request and cautioned Enbridge against relying on recently passed legislation to move forward with its plans for a $350 million to $500 million tunnel, while her ruling is pending.

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