Court tosses Michigan's Line 5 approval

QUOTE OF THE DAY
“This decision gives us another opportunity to honor our treaty rights, protect our waters, and consider the generations who will inherit this place.”

– Bay Mills Indian Community President Whitney Gravelle reacting to the Michigan Supreme Court’s Line 5 decision Friday

The Michigan Public Service Commission must revisit its order approving the Enbridge Energy Line 5 tunnel project because it did not properly examine environmental harms that might arise from extending the pipeline’s lifespan, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Friday. The controversial pipeline runs from Superior, Wisconsin to Sarnia, Ontario, with a 4.5-mile segment of dual pipelines running through the Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet. Ben Solis of the Michigan Advance reports.

Francesca Hong, one of the Democratic candidates running in the primary for governor, held a rally in Milwaukee over the weekend with leftwing streamer Hassan Piker and Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar. Freelance videographer Jonathan Klett captures the speeches.

Advocates are worried about what will happen to the thousands of immigrant children who were set to lose their legal representation at midnight Saturday, Ariana Figueroa reports. That’s because the Trump administration declined to renew a federal contract with nonprofits that provide legal aid services to more than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children.

A new study examining pollution levels across a 16-year span found that while general pollution levels from sources such as cars and industry have significantly declined, recent increases in wildfire smoke air pollution have offset those gains and could be contributing to negative outcomes for pregnant women and babies such as low birth weight and preterm births. Kelcie Moseley-Morris reports.

President Donald Trump defended his highly criticized, nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” settlement fund on social media and in a Cabinet meeting Friday, as two key Republican senators withheld support for the president’s nominee for attorney general over Trump’s refusal to formally end the pot of money. Ashley Murray reports from Washington.

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