The Wisconsin DNR approved permits for Enbridge to reroute Line 5. Here are the next steps in the controversial project.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has decided that it will issue a individual wetland and waterway permit to the Canadian oil and gas company Enbridge, as the company seeks to relocate its Line 5 pipeline.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Thursday, November 14 that they would be issues permits for Enbridge, Inc.’s proposal to replace a segment of its Line 5 liquid petroleum pipeline in Ashland and Iron counties.

The Wisconsin DNR announced Thursday it approved Enbridge's permit, surely setting off backlash from environmental groups.

The DNR’s review of these permits follows prescribed standards in Ch. 30 and ss. 281.36 and 283.33, Wis. Stats., and associated administrative codes, which specify the criteria the DNR is authorized to consider.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said Thursday it approved state permits needed for Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) to move forward with a reroute of its Line 5 around the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's reservation.

The existing line runs for 645 miles from Superior, Wisconsin to Ontario, including a 12-mile segment that passes through the Bad River Reservation. Enbridge is proposing to replace 20 miles of existing pipeline with 41 miles of new pipeline routed entirely outside the reservation’s border.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued the first round of permits allowing Enbridge to reroute an aging pipeline around a tribal reservation

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has decided that it will issue a individual wetland and waterway permit to the Canadian oil and gas company Enbridge, as the company seeks to relocate its Line 5 pipeline.