Enbridge IncAppeals court ruled Enbridge must remove Line 5 from tribal land, imposing removal order and damages.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Enbridge's Line 5 oil pipeline is trespassing on the Bad River Reservation in Wisconsin and must be removed, but it granted the company more time to reroute the line and ordered a recalculation of damages. The decision overturns a 2023 district court order that gave Enbridge three years to move the pipeline and pay $5.15 million in restitution plus additional sums for ongoing trespass to the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The appeals court found the three-year timetable too aggressive, citing risks of consumer harm, international fallout with Canada, and violation of a 1977 U.S.-Canadian treaty governing transit pipelines. Line 5, built in 1953, carries up to 540,000 barrels per day of oil through the Great Lakes region from Canada, including approximately 12 miles under the reservation.
Enbridge IncAppeals court ruled Enbridge must remove Line 5 from tribal land, imposing removal order and damages.