US: Court finds Enbridge liable for trespass for running a pipeline under land belonging to the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa
"Enbridge pipeline trespassed on Wisconsin tribal land, must be moved, US appeals court finds", 30 July 2026
...A U.S. appeals court found Enbridge liable for trespass for running a pipeline under land belonging to a northern Wisconsin tribe, but gave the Canadian energy company more time to reroute the pipeline and ordered a recalculation of damages.
Thursday's decision by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago addressed appeals from a federal district judge's June 2023 order that Enbridge pay the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians $5.15 million in restitution plus an additional sum for ongoing trespass, and move the pipeline within three years.
The tribe sued in 2019 after out-of-court negotiations failed...