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For Love of Water v. Michigan Public Service Commission

Date
2023
Geography
Michigan
Part of
Environmental Law & Policy Center v. Michigan Public Service Commission

About this case

Filing year
2023
Status
Application for leave to appeal filed by For Love of Water.
Geography
Docket number
n/a
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → Mich.
Case category
State Law Claims → State Impact Assessment Laws
Principal law
Michigan Environmental Protection ActUnited States
At issue
Challenge to order approving Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership’s application to replace and relocate a segment of the Line 5 oil pipeline crossing the Straits of Mackinac.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
04/02/2025
Application
Application for leave to appeal filed by For Love of Water.
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For Love of Water's application sought review of the question of whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the Commission did not have a duty to apply the common law public trust doctrine.

Summary

Challenge to order approving Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership’s application to replace and relocate a segment of the Line 5 oil pipeline crossing the Straits of Mackinac.