OIL AND GAS
Enbridge sues Mich. over pipeline shutdown
Enbridge Inc. is bringing Michigan officials to federal court for ordering the shutdown of its Line 5 pipeline beneath the Great Lakes earlier this month.
Niina H. Farah
Reporter
Niina covers energy law, including litigation over pipelines, eminent domain, oil and gas leasing and federal regulations. Niina first joined E&E in June 2014. She started covering climate issues in agriculture, oceans, and ecology at Climatewire, before transitioning to cover EPA climate policy under the Obama and Trump administrations. Most recently, Niina has covered federal agencies and federal regulations for Greenwire.
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KEYSTONE XL
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