A federal judge said this week that he's unlikely to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 oil and gas pipeline on the Bad River reservation despite the tribe's fears erosion from spring flooding may compromise the line's integrity. Even so, he said a time may come when he'll have to intervene.

Last week, attorneys for the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa filed an emergency motion in federal court to shut down Enbridge's Line 5. They say the spring flooding has worsened erosion along the Bad River's banks, threatening to expose and rupture the pipeline.

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