Judge says he’ll only stay work on Enbridge Line 5 reroute if appeal is likely to succeed

By: Frank Zufall

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 1,448

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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During a nearly four-hour hearing Thursday at the Bayfield County Courthouse in the city of Washburn, Wisconsin, Bayfield County Circuit Judge John Anderson consistently pressed lawyers petitioning for and against a stay or stoppage of work to reroute the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline in northern Wisconsin on the standard he should use in determining the likelihood of success of a judicial review.

Environmental groups and the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians have …

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