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Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Extension

Sector: Oil and Gas • Location: Wisconsin, United States

Source: Grist

Project
Planned

The project involves building a 41-mile addition to Enbridge's Line 5 oil pipeline to reroute it through prime wild rice harvesting areas near the Bad River reservation in northern Wisconsin. The extension requires construction activities such as explosives and horizontal drilling to cross at least 70 waterways, which the Bad River Band argues threatens wetlands, rivers, and treaty-protected resou

Status
Prospective
Sector
Oil and Gas, Consumer Products, Commercial
Location
Wisconsin, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Grist

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The project “Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Extension” is an infrastructure initiative in the Oil and Gas sector, located in Wisconsin, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Grist.

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2026-07-22

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The project involves building a 41-mile addition to Enbridge's Line 5 oil pipeline to reroute it through prime wild rice harvesting areas near the Bad River reservation in northern Wisconsin. The extension requires construction activities such as explosives and horizontal drilling to cross at least 70 waterways, which the Bad River Band argues threatens wetlands, rivers, and treaty-protected resources.

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Energy

Location

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United States of America (USA)

State

Wisconsin

Source

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Grist

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Sector

Oil and Gas, Consumer Products, Commercial

Article published date

2025-12-26

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