Letters to the Army Corps of Engineers re Full Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Rerouting of Enbridge Line 5 Around Bad River Reservation

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Letters to the Army Corps of Engineers re Full Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Rerouting of Enbridge Line 5 Around Bad River Reservation

In March 2022 our Natural Resources Committee worked with the Wisconsin LWV on a letter submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers requesting a full Environmental Impact Statement be conducted for the proposed rerouting of Enbridge Line 5 around the Bad River Reservation. We also requested a public hearing and public comment period.

At the end of August 2022, Midwest Environmental Advocates reiterated these requests. The LWVWI was a signatory to the letter, along with several other organizations.

Read both letters here.

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Letter to Council on Environmental Quality Urging Them to Not Issue a Special Use Permit to Enbridge

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Letter to Council on Environmental Quality Urging Them to Not Issue a Special Use Permit to Enbridge

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is a division of the Executive Office of the President that co-ordinates federal environmental efforts in the US. and works closely with agencies and other White House offices on the development of environmental and energy policies and initiatives.

The LWVWI added their signature to this letter, along with collaborating organizations, requesting that the CEQ exert leadership in ensuring a comprehensive environmental review be conducted for the entire Enbridge Line 5 and that any permit approvals be consistent with the Biden Administration's priorities on climate and environmental justice.

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LWVABC Comments on Kristle KLR Conditional Use Permit Appeal

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LWVABC Comments on Kristle KLR Conditional Use Permit Appeal

Recently the Town of Clover, Bayfield County, was presented with an application to withdraw, bottle, and sell artesian water from a private spring. The Town of Clover and Bayfield County Planning and Zoning Department denied the permit. The applicant has appealed the decision to the Bayfield County Board of Adjustment, which will hear the appeal on July 29, 9:00 a.m.

You can get more information at this website https://www.lakesuperiornotforsale.com/take-action and submit your written opinions before July 28, at noon, to be included in the official public record.

The LWV-ABC will be submitting comments in support of the Town of Clover and the Bayfield County Planning and Zoning Committee's decisions. Click Read More to see the comments. We encourage you, as individuals, to also submit your comments.

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Communities United by Water Video of July 1st Activities in Ashland WI

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Communities United by Water Video of July 1st Activities in Ashland WI

Communities United by Water came together at the Ashland, Wisconsin Band Shell on July 1, 2020 to challenge Enbridge to a traditional game of Lacrosse to settle their differences.

The group walked from the Lake Superior waterfront to the Enbridge pipeline contractors headquarters south of the city and made their challenge. Nobody answered the door. In fact the place was empty, until the next day July 2, when several trucks, as had been the case, were on site. Click to see a video from Indian Country TV which is a 4 minute compilation of the day.

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The Tar Sands Storytelling Project on Display at Salmagundi through March 2020

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The Tar Sands Storytelling Project on Display at Salmagundi through March 2020

As mentioned during our Gala in recognition of the young adults who are leading us forward in the struggle for an equitable and sustainable world, the unique collaborative, grass-roots visual arts exhibit titled The Tar Sands Storytelling Project is on display all month at Salmagundi, in Ashland.

From Joel & Jocelyn at Salmagundi: We have made the decision to postpone the March 13 reception at Salmagundi to fall on the side of caution when it comes to public health. We hope that we can reschedule for later in the month, perhaps when the folks would be here to pick up the art. We are keeping our business closed for the next week, at least, to see how things progress. We are terribly sorry for any inconvenience and disappointment to all, including ourselves, who have been planning and looking forward to this very important event.

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LWV Article for The Bottom Line News and Views December 2019

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LWV Article for The Bottom Line News and Views December 2019

By Joan Elias, Board Member, League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties

Enbridge Line 5 is a pipeline that runs from Superior, WI, to Sarnia, Canada, passing through the Bad River Indian Reservation and under the Straights of Mackinac along the way – 2 incredibly environmentally sensitive areas.  The lease for Enbridge Line 5’s passage through the Reservation expired several years ago…

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LWV Article for The Bottom Line News and Views September 2019

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LWV Article for The Bottom Line News and Views September 2019

By Anne Chartier, President, League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties

An Open Letter to the City of Ashland

Recently a group of staff from the City of Ashland, Ashland County, and Northland College partnered with the League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties’ Natural Resources Committee to host a two-part series on stormwater and wastewater overflows in the city of Ashland. At the public presentations, 8 speakers offered information explaining the city’s inflow and infiltration problems, aging infrastructure, and impacts due to heavy rain events, all of which have contributed to overflows into Lake Superior…

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