"Now, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, one of six Ojibwe bands in northern Wisconsin, has filed a lawsuit against the United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, to stop construction. "For hundreds of years, and to this day, the Band's ancestors and members have lived, hunted, fished, trapped, gathered, and engaged in traditional activities in the wetlands and waters to be crossed by the project," the lawsuit says."
"In October, USACE granted Enbridge a permit to build a 41-mile addition to Line 5 in order to circumvent the Bad River reservation, but Earthjustice, a nonprofit litigation organization representing the tribe, argues the permit failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. Earthjustice says the pipeline will cross waterways that flow onto the Bad River Reservation and leaks would threaten the watershed and ecosystem, needed for wild rice harvesting and fishing."
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa filed suit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to halt construction of a reroute of Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline through northern Wisconsin. USACE granted a permit in October for a 41-mile addition intended to bypass the Bad River reservation. Earthjustice, representing the tribe, contends the permit violated the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. The pipeline would cross waterways flowing onto the Bad River Reservation, threatening wild rice harvesting, fishing, and the watershed. The region has a history of major Enbridge spills, including the 2010 Kalamazoo spill and a roughly 69,000-gallon spill last year.
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