Trump Administration Plans First Fast-Track CWA Permit For Line 5 Pipeline

The Trump administration is signaling plans to grant its first fast-track Clean Water Act (CWA) permit to a controversial Michigan oil pipeline project after finding that the project meets the terms for “emergency” status and expedited permitting under the president’s day one executive order (EO) declaring a national energy emergency. The Army Corps of Engineers issued an April 15 public notice announcing its plan to review Enbridge Energy’s request for a CWA section 404 permit for its Line 5 Tunnel...