Draft Environmental Impact Statement (dEIS) for the Enbridge Line 5 Expansion Released

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Draft Environmental Impact Statement (dEIS) for the Enbridge Line 5 Expansion Released

On Dec. 16, 2021 the DNR released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on Ebridge's proposed relocation of its Line 5 petroleum pipeline in Ashland, Bayfield and Iron Counties. Access the two-volume Draft EIS below, under Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will accept written comments through Friday, March 4, 2022, and will hold a virtual hearing Wednesday, February 2, 2022.

You are also invited to attend a webinar on the threat posed by Enbridge gas and oil pipelines to the Great Lakes Watershed on January 6th at 6:30pm.

Granting permits to Enbridge for Line 5 is fiscally irresponsible. The risks to our economy and jobs, which rely so heavily on clean water, are too great. We will be left “holding the bag” for this stranded asset as global markets move away from fossil fuels. Enbridge recently shortened depreciated life of its pipelines from 30 to 20 years.

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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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UN Briefing Book on Sustainable Development

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UN Briefing Book on Sustainable Development

If you’re a local League event planner, the United Nations 2021-22 Briefing Book on Human Rights is a great resource for program planning. The briefing book was prepared by the Human Rights Special Interest Group and describes the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals for the world’s future. Many of the goals are compatible with League positions, including environmental reform, health care reform and social justice. The presentation of each goal contains suggested ways to educate others about the goal with links to related programming offered by local Leagues throughout the country.

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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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26th Amendment Anniversary

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26th Amendment Anniversary

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the ratification of the 26th Amendment, which guarantees 18-year-olds have the right to vote in all US elections, extending the right to vote to a new generation of young voters. Throughout this landmark anniversary, we celebrate the youth vote, while recognizing that barriers facing young people, and particularly college students, have prevented us from fulfilling the full promise of the 26th Amendment.

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