Michigan governor refuses temporary oil pipeline shutdown

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) " Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has rejected a call to shut down twin oil pipelines in a Great Lakes waterway so their external coating can be inspected for gaps.Snyder told the Michigan Pipeline Safety Advisory Board in a letter Monday the state could run short of propane if the flow of oil and liquid natural gas through Enbridge Inc.'s Line 5 were halted during winter.Snyder also turned down two other proposals from board members. One would renegotiate [...]


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