Supreme Court Rejects Oil Company Argument in Fight Over Great Lakes Pipeline
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of Michigan officials, deciding that the pipeline operator missed the deadline to transfer the lawsuit to federal court.
- The case involves an aging petroleum pipeline beneath a waterway connecting two Great Lakes, with Michigan pushing to decommission it due to environmental concerns.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor highlighted that Enbridge Energy waited 887 days to attempt moving the case, far beyond the 30-day deadline.
- The dispute raises broader issues about state authority over fossil fuel infrastructure and has complicated U.S.-Canada relations.
- The controversy has disrupted traditional political alliances because of the economic importance of pipeline-related jobs in the region.
