On Eve of Deadline, Canada Makes Case in Court to Keep Line 5 Pipeline Running

On Eve of Deadline, Canada Makes Case in Court to Keep Line 5 Pipeline Running
In this June 8, 2017, file photo, fresh nuts, bolts and fittings are ready to be added to the east leg of the pipeline near St. Ignace, Mich., as Enbridge prepares to test the east and west sides of the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac in Mackinaw City, Mich. The Canadian Press/Detroit News via AP, File/AP-Dale G Young
The Canadian Press
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WASHINGTON—Ottawa is stepping up its fight with Michigan over the fate of the Line 5 pipeline.

The federal government filed court documents today to formally oppose Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s effort to shut down the cross-border energy link.