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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Todd Richmond

Wisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued the first round of permits allowing Enbridge to reroute an aging pipeline around a tribal reservation.

DNR officials announced Thursday they have issued the first construction permits for the Line 5 reroute around the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's reservation. The energy company still needs discharge permits from the DNR as well as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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