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Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation v. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. et al

  1. March 02, 2026

    Judge Delays Line 5 Pipeline Removal On Wis. Tribal Lands

    A Wisconsin federal judge paused a June 16 deadline requiring Enbridge Energy to shut down a portion of its Line 5 pipeline on Wisconsin tribal lands pending a Seventh Circuit decision, citing concern over energy prices, local economies and foreign relations with Canada.

  2. February 25, 2026

    Enbridge Cites 'Painful' Risk In Bid To Delay Line Shutdown

    Enbridge Energy LP insists that a Wisconsin federal court has the authority to pause a looming shutdown of a portion of its Line 5 pipeline, telling a judge that keeping the crude oil and natural gas liquids line running amid an appeal would prevent "painful, irreparable harm" to consumers, workers and energy markets in the U.S. and Canada.

  3. February 17, 2026

    Wisconsin Tribe Fights Enbridge's Line 5 Shutdown Delay

    A Wisconsin tribe is fighting a request by Enbridge Energy Inc. to stay a June 16 deadline to shut down a portion of its Line 5 pipeline on reservation lands pending a Seventh Circuit decision, telling a federal district court that the Canadian company's motion is "jurisdictionally infirm."

  4. February 09, 2026

    US Backs Bid To Halt Line 5 Shutdown On Wis. Tribal Lands

    The government is backing a bid by Enbridge Energy Inc. to stay an order requiring the partial removal of its Line 5 pipeline that runs through Wisconsin tribal lands, saying that while it has an interest in protecting federal trust lands, the case implicates significant interests in foreign affairs.

  5. January 28, 2026

    Enbridge Looks To Keep Pipeline Open Amid 7th Circ. Appeal

    Enbridge Energy Inc. is looking to pause a shutdown order of a segment of its Line 5 pipeline that runs through Wisconsin tribal lands pending its Seventh Circuit appeal, arguing to a Wisconsin district court that a cutoff would cause disproportionate economic harm and energy shortages.

  6. June 20, 2023

    Enbridge Given 3 Years To Move Pipeline Off Wis. Reservation

    Enbridge Energy Co. must remove an oil and natural gas pipeline from Wisconsin tribal land, a federal judge has ruled, giving the company three years to reroute its controversial Line 5 and ordering it to pay $5.2 million for trespassing.

  7. May 25, 2023

    Enbridge Allies Can't Add Old Econ Evidence In Pipeline Row

    Oil and gas companies and industry groups siding with Enbridge Inc. can't submit declarations about the potential economic impact of a pipeline shutdown unless they're saying something that wasn't already offered by past experts in a fight over whether the energy giant must move its Line 5 pipeline off a reservation in northern Wisconsin, a federal judge ruled.

  8. May 17, 2023

    No Immediate Risk Of Pipeline Rupture, Enbridge Tells Court

    Enbridge Energy Co. is pushing back on warnings that a portion of its 645-mile pipeline carrying oil and natural gas across the Upper Midwest could soon rupture, assuring a Wisconsin federal judge that no disaster is imminent and detailing its response if such a risk were to emerge.

  9. May 11, 2023

    Wis. Tribe Seeks Pipeline Shutdown Amid 'Alarming' Erosion

    Tribal leaders in northern Wisconsin say a controversial Enbridge Energy Co. pipeline that spans their reservation must be shut down, warning that soil erosion has recently accelerated "at an alarming pace" and risks exposing, and then possibly rupturing, the oil and gas pipeline.

  10. November 29, 2022

    Enbridge, Tribe Must Craft Spill Prevention Plan, Judge Rules

    Pipeline owner Enbridge Energy Co. and a Chippewa tribe will have to hash out a plan to prevent a potential pipeline oil spill before the court will rule on whether the pipeline running through the tribe's northern Wisconsin reservation constitutes a public nuisance, a Wisconsin federal judge ruled on Monday.