Judge rules in favor of Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute permits in Wisconsin

(The Center Square) – An administrative law judge affirmed Friday the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ permits for a 41-mile Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin.

Those permits had been challenged by the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewas. The group is also appealing permits issued for the project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a separate case.

The Bad River Band committed to continue to fight the project, it said. The group is joined in the case by Clean Wisconsin, Earthjustice, Midwest Environmental Advocates, the Sierra Club, 350 Wisconsin and the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin.

The U.S. Department of Justice recently asked a federal court to delay the June 16 shutdown of the Line 5 pipeline as the parties continue court proceedings.

Administrative Law Judge Angela Chaput Foy amended several conditions in the ruling as...