The move comes after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in January declaring that the U.S. has become too dependent on foreign energy sources. The order mandates that federal agencies identify energy infrastructure projects for expedited emergency permitting from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency.
The corps designated the tunnel project on Line 5 as an emergency under the order late Tuesday. The corps had initially planned to make a permitting decision early next year. Corps officials were vague during a conference call with reporters Wednesday morning about how quickly the process may move forward.
Ooh a new environmental apocalypse coming soon
How long until they poison the largest freshwater system on earth?
It’s already poisoned.
They’re planning to drain it before the invasive species they stopped protecting against finish the job.
I thought that’s what the zebra mussels were for
Those are actually one of the invasive species…
Yeah, but I was joking because they filter the water so well, too well