Indigenous leaders and water protectors rallied at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district headquarters in St. Paul to call for an immediate stop of Enbridge Line 5 construction in northern Wisconsin. Canadian oil giant Enbridge announced the start of its 41-mile reroute around the Bad River Reservation in late February, despite ongoing legal challenges. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and environmental groups are in litigation with Enbridge and pursuing a stay on construction.

Enbridge plans to drill, blast, and trench through hundreds of waterways that flow into the Bad River Reservation. Tribal leaders and experts warn that the plan risks irreversible harm to the Band’s internationally recognized wild rice beds and walleye spawning grounds. Full story in link below.