Defend Wood Turtles from a Dangerous Oil Pipeline

A black and orange-speckled wood turtle foraging near a stream.

The Line 5 crude oil pipeline runs through crucial wood turtle wetland habitat and the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation. Carrying up to 23 million gallons of oil a day, the pipeline threatens the wood turtle, the Tribal sovereignty, health and safety of the Bad River Band, and the drinking water of 40 million people if it spills into the Great Lakes.

Join the movement to defend wood turtles and people from the environmental threats posed by this dangerous oil pipeline.

Tell the Federal Government to protect at-risk wildlife and drinking water by shutting down the Line 5 oil pipeline.

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Dear Mr. Sande,

The Great Lakes are a great resource and beloved landscape for many people and communities across the US. They offer countless economic benefits, create numerous recreational opportunities, are home to many Indigenous Peoples, stand as treasured wildlife habitat, and provide drinking water for 40 million Americans. They must be protected at all costs against pollution and destruction.

This is why Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline must be shut down completely. As "America’s most dangerous oil pipeline," Line 5 cuts through the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation and carries up to 23 million gallons of oil a day at risk of spilling into their land and the Great Lakes. A federal court recently ruled in favor of the Bad River Band, ruling that Enbridge is trespassing on their land and must leave. Enbridge’s proposed reroute would move the pipeline outside the borders of the reservation, but would continue to put the entire watershed and the people and wildlife that rely on its clean water at risk of a massive oil spill.

The US Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to move forward with the federal permitting process for the reroute, and hold a public hearing on June 4th before the State of Wisconsin and the Bad River Band have weighed in, skips a crucial environmental review process never done before for Line 5.  Enbridge's proposed reroute creates incredible harm to the Bad River and treaty protected resources. Line 5 has never had a full Environmental Impact Statement and one must be required when prolonging the life of this 71-year-old oil pipeline.

Enbridge's own experts testified, and other independent reports confirm that a Line 5 pipeline shutdown would have little impact on energy prices and would not increase truck traffic to move the product it carries. The 71-year-old pipeline’s failure, however, threatens our Great Lakes, at-risk wildlife, Tribal sovereignty and American laws that safeguard our water, our communities, and our children’s future.

Sincerely,
Tony Foutnain

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