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Public hearings in Ashland focus on Line 5 pipeline proposal

By Steven Potter, Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

June 7, 2024 • Northern Region

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Hundreds of people attended public hearings in Ashland reviewing proposed additions and reroutes to the Enbridge Line 5 oil and gas pipeline around the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin.

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