Sunday, June 23, 2024

Line 5 Comment Workshop

Earlier this month, in eight hours of public comment, the Army Corps heard our call loud and clear: reject permits for Line 5. Hundreds of people turned out in Ashland because of their concerns for the Great Lakes! Comments at the hearing were overwhelmingly (2-1) in support of the shutdown of Line 5.

Now, it's time for the rest of us to add our voices. You can submit comments online until July 5. Learn more about the process here: https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3782030/corps-of-engineers-publishes-draft-combined-decision-document-for-wisconsin-lin/

Want more help putting together your comments? Have questions about the pipeline? Want a yard sign? Want to meet others who care about these issues? 

Join the Wisconsin Sierra Club's La Crosse  comment-writing pop-up!  Get help writing comments, get materials to help collect more comments, and get answers to any questions you may have about Line 5. Stop in and get a yard sign too!

WHEN: Tuesday, June 25 from 5 to 7 p.m.
WHERE: Ho-Chunk Three Rivers House, 724 Main Street, La Crosse
WHO: Anyone may attend You don't have to be a Sierra Club member.
HOW: This site is accessible by bike, bike share, and bus (#4 - 7th & State stop and Circulator - 9th & Main stop).

Event Organizer: Heather Wittrock heather.wittrock@sierraclub.org (608) 256-0565


Tell the Biden Administration: No to Line 5
Enbridge Energy, a multi-billion dollar corporation, is moving oil dangerously through northern Wisconsin every day illegally in trespass, violating the Bad River Band's sovereignty. Now, Enbridge is trying to expand that pipeline and operate it for years to come, putting at risk the water, fish, plants and animals, humans, and so much more, with the threat of an oil spill.

The Biden Administration is taking comments on Enbridge's proposal and they need to hear about the dangers of the pipeline and the need to deny permits for the reroute. 

Other workshops:
  • June 25 in Eau Claire (11a.m. to 2 p.m. at Phillips Public Library)
  • June 26 in Appleton (5 to 7 p.m. at Copper Rock Coffee Company)
  • June 26 in Ashland (details TBD)
  • June 27 in Green Bay (5:30 to 7 p.m. at Central Library

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