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Brandon Township to intervene in POLAR lawsuit

Brandon Township to intervene in POLAR lawsuit

As we reported earlier this week, on Monday, the Brandon Township Board of Trustees passed a resolution to take whatever legal steps necessary to require Enbridge to seek local consent from municipalities before commencing construction. At that time, they left open...

Our Conversation with an Enbridge VP, Part 3

Our Conversation with an Enbridge VP, Part 3

Lately, we've been thinking our way through the conversation we had a week ago Wednesday with Enbridge Vice President Mark Sitek. Rather than providing a transcript from memory of that conversation, we've touched upon some of its highlights to try and understand--...

Yesterday’s construction violation

The sordid tale of yesterday's line list violation that we promised comes from our better half, Katy: This feels a little petty since I know that many readers have far more significant complaints and worries: things like potable water and sewage and foundations and...

Major Breaking News: Brandon Township steps up again!

We just returned from the Brandon Township board of trustees meeting where the smart, principled, courageous trustees passed a resolution stating that they would take whatever legal steps necessary to require Enbridge to seek local consent as required by the Michigan...

Note on construction vigilance- and a teaser

Note on construction vigilance- and a teaser

Oh boy. There's so much happening right now, so much to write about, that we're feeling a little overwhelmed. We're not even halfway through our series on our conversation with VP Mark Sitek. And we need to measure Jennifer Smith's account of what happened in Marshall...

More on the pipeline wall thickness matter in Indiana

More on the pipeline wall thickness matter in Indiana

Last week, we noted a curious situation with regard to some seemingly conflicting remarks from Lake County, Indiana officials and Enbridge spokespersons about pipeline wall thicknesses in Lake County. The questions that remain ambiguous are: (1) whether Enbridge is...

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