What is Moore v. Harper?

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What is Moore v. Harper?

In June of 2022, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Moore v. Harper, which considers the "independent state legislature” theory or ISLT. Adoption of the independent state legislature theory by the US Supreme Court would be detrimental to all Americans. It would prevent state courts from ruling on actions of the state legislature that govern federal elections, essentially giving state legislatures unchecked authority to set the rules for federal elections, including redistricting maps…

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Analysis of Public Comments Submitted to WDNR re Line 5 Rerouting EIS

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Analysis of Public Comments Submitted to WDNR re Line 5 Rerouting EIS

In December 2021, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released their draft Environmental Impact Statement on Enbridge’s proposed reroute and expansion of the Line 5 pipeline around the Bad River Reservation. During the public comment period following the posting of the dEIS, over 30,000 comments were submitted to the WDNR, indicating a high level of interest among citizens.
The Sierra Club Wisconsin and 350 Wisconsin conducted an analysis of the comments, categorizing them by topic. This analysis, conducted by volunteers, was overseen by Greg Mikkelson, Ecological Economist at the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy. Click to view the document…

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Enbridge Line 5: Scoping Comments on the Proposed Tunnel Project Under the Straits of Mackinac

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Enbridge Line 5: Scoping Comments on the Proposed Tunnel Project Under the Straits of Mackinac

The Army Corps of Engineers (Detroit District) is accepting scoping comments on the proposed tunnel project under the Straits of Mackinac prior to preparing a full Environmental Impact Statement. This is our opportunity to weigh in on the issues and topics we think should be addressed in an EIS. Our LWV-ABC natural resources committee drafted scoping comments and once again our State League (LWVWI) supported us and submitted the comments. (Click Read More…)

We hope individuals will also submit comments by October 14 at the following website: https://www.line5tunneleis.com/comment-here/

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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

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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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