The U.S. authorities has been requested to clarify how a 1977 vitality treaty with Canada would influence efforts to close down the Line 5 cross-border pipeline.
A forthcoming Division of Justice transient will mark the Biden administration’s first official foray into the dispute between Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. and an Indigenous band in Wisconsin.
The Seventh Circuit Courtroom of Appeals needs the transient by Feb. 8, when it can hear oral arguments from Enbridge and the Dangerous River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
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Each side are interesting final yr’s district courtroom choice, which discovered Enbridge was trespassing on band territory and ordered Line 5 rerouted by June 2026.
Neither facet was happy with the ruling: Dangerous River needs the contested 19-kilometre stretch shut down straight away, whereas the corporate says it wants extra time.
The U.S. has to this point been largely silent on the little-known 47-year-old treaty, which each Enbridge and Ottawa have cited as a key purpose why Line 5 should preserve working.
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