Legal: Ohio, Louisiana fight to keep Michigan pipeline open

摘要

Attorneys general from Ohio and Louisiana are askinga federal judge to allow them to intervene in Enbridge'slegal efforts to keep the Line 5 pipeline in operation,arguing that efforts to close the pipeline could haveserious economic consequences.In legal papers filed in U.S. District Court in Michigan,the two states argue that no other alternative to thepipeline exists for several refineries operating in Ohio,and closing Line 5 would impact thousands of jobs,eliminate millions of dollars in tax benefits, and causefuel supply problems for airports and motorists in theMidwest and Canada.