Since 1968, Line 5 has had 33 spills equaling at least 1.1 million gallons of oil.1 Governor Whitmer revoked the original 1953 easement agreement which authorized Enbridge, the Canadian-owned company, to operate Line 5 in November of the last year2 as she describes it as a “ticking time bomb.” The May 12th deadline to stop moving oil through the pipeline has seemingly been ignored by Enbridge.3
