Posted Draft EIS Comments

I am strongly opposed to fast tracking the proposed Line 5 tunnel. It is irresponsible in the extreme not to conduct a thorough environmental and safety review for this project. The project entails the danger of a devastating oil spill into the Great Lakes, water we should be preserving for future generations. There are considerable dangers to construction workers. There has been no meaningful listening to tribal groups whose lands and livelihoods will be harmed by the proposed tunnel. And on top of these weighty concerns is the overarching stupidity of locking us into fossil fuel dependence for decades, when it is precisely the extraction and burning of fossil fuels that is destroying the stable climate and ecosystems that we all (human and non-human creatures alike) rely on to sustain life. This project spells death to humans and wildlife, and greater suffering for our children. Climate change is real, it is caused by humans, and we must stop extracting and burning fossil fuels if we want our species and other species to survive.

I support the Line 5 Tunnel Project. It will support a proven, reliable source of energy for decades to come in a region that needs and relies on it. It will prevent hundreds if not thousands of acres of forest from being destroyed for unreliable “solar farms” or unreliable and unsightly windmills. It will prevent the use of additional tanker trucks on the Mackinaw Bridge which would increase traffic congestion and the potential of catastrophic accidents.

I fully support the Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel project and hope that you give final approval for it to proceed. If you believe the “environmentalists” it will be the end or the world. However, these people have repeatedly lied to us about the environment. They told us that world oil reserves would be completely exhausted by 2020, polar ice caps would be completely gone by 2006, Florida would be under water by 2011, etc. They oppose this project because they hate fossil fuels and that is their only agenda. Michael Mann has learned that his lies don’t get a pass in the courts. He has exceeded $1 million in paying the legal fees to people that he lied about and slandered. We need all the energy we can produce to be a successful society and country.

Please listen to tribes concerns about pipeline. Concerned oil spills will ruin the Straits.

I urge you to NOT “fast track” the controversial tunnel for Line 5 thru the Straits of Mackinac! We need to STOP building fossil fuel infrastructure, not enable this soon-to-be-outdated technology. The many years it would take to build this questionable tunnel would mean more years of delaying the permanent shut-down of Line 5, which is what needs to happen. The environmental impact of the tunnel construction needs to be thoroughly studied, not swept under the rug for political reasons. I live a couple of miles from the Kalamazoo River, where, in 2010, Enbridge displayed it’s inability to safely monitor its existing oil pipelines, resulting in the largest inland oil spill in U.S. history. Do not let this politically motivated boondoggle proceed!

As a physician who recognizes the inextricable connection between our health and the health of our environment, I am writing in opposition of the Line 5 tunnel project.

The Line 5 tunnel project has not undergone a comprehensive risk assessment, which is crucial for a project that poses risks to the Great Lakes, our climate, and our future. Many tunnel experts who have reviewed Enbridge’s plans share concerns for the logistics of placing a tunnel under the lakebed, considering it to be complicated, dangerous, and technically challenging. Experts also share concerns for the workers who are subjected to the dangerous pipeline construction and operations. An oil spill in the Great Lakes would be catastrophic for drinking water, wildlife, and Michigan’s economy. More than 1.3 million jobs, equating to $82 billion in wages, are directly tied to the Great Lakes.

The supposed “energy emergency” used to justify fast-tracking this project is false and politically motivated, and should not override public safety and environmental protections. Approving this tunnel locks us into decades of fossil fuel dependency, exacerbating the climate and public health crises; it must be thoroughly assessed for its greenhouse gas emissions and health impacts before proceeding. Targeting resources on renewable energy projects is much more prudent and better aligned with international climate mitigating goals.

Furthermore, Tribal nations and Indigenous communities have not been meaningfully consulted. Their rights, treaties, and voices must be honored.

Thank you for considering my comments.

Public Outreach has been inhibited because, although the Army Corps offers the public the option of signing up to receive email of its Public Notices about the proposed action, the webpage for subscribing (as of 5/31/25) contains no links or fields for the public to do so.

In addition, I can find no contact information in order to alert the Army Corps about this discrepancy .. other than to submit it here as a comment on their Draft EIS.

If, in the past, Public Notices have been sent to subscribers of the email-notification list, then those past notices should, for the record, be shown on the “Subscribe” webpage:

https://www.line5tunneleis.com/subscription/

P.S. Please let me know when that webpage has been fixed.

The Line 5 tunnel project has not undergone a comprehensive risk assessment, which is crucial for a project that poses risks to the Great Lakes, our climate, and our future.
Many tunnel experts who have reviewed Enbridge’s plans share concerns for the logistics of placing a tunnel under the lake bed, considering it to be complicated, dangerous, and technically challenging. Experts also share concerns for the workers who are subjected to the dangerous pipeline construction and operations.
The supposed “energy emergency” used to justify fast-tracking this project is false and politically motivated, and should not override public safety and environmental protections.
An oil spill in the Great Lakes would be catastrophic for drinking water, wildlife, and Michigan’s economy. More than 1.3 million jobs, equating to $82 billion in wages, are directly tied to the Great Lakes.
Approving this tunnel locks us into decades of fossil fuel dependency, exacerbating the climate and public health crises; it must be thoroughly assessed for its greenhouse gas emissions and health impacts before proceeding.

Please put an end to this. Our waters and wildlife are precious. There is no guarantee that there will not be a spill / leak. Please stop this once and for all.

I strongly OPPOSE the Line 5 tunnel project because:

The Line 5 tunnel project has NOT undergone a comprehensive risk assessment, which is Crucial for a project that poses risks to the Great Lakes, our Climate, and our future.

Many tunnel experts who have reviewed Enbridge’s plans share concerns for the logistics of placing a tunnel under the lakebed, considering it to be complicated, dangerous, and technically challenging. Experts also share concerns for the workers who are subjected to the dangerous pipeline construction and operations.

The supposed “energy emergency” used to justify fast-tracking this project is False and politically motivated, and should NOT override public safety and environmental protections.

An oil spill in the Great Lakes would be catastrophic for drinking water, wildlife, and Michigan’s economy. More than 1.3 million jobs, equating to $82 billion in wages, are directly tied to the Great Lakes.

Approving this tunnel locks us into decades of fossil fuel dependency, exacerbating the Climate and public health crises It MUST be thoroughly assessed for its Greenhouse Gas Emissions and health impacts before proceeding.

Tribal nations and Indigenous communities have NOT been meaningfully consulted. Their rights, treaties, and voices MUST be honored.