Enbridge resists closing pipeline

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Enbridge, a Calgary, Alberta-based company, said Tuesday that it would defy Michigan’s demand to shut down an oil pipeline that runs through a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, contending that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s decision was based on bad information and political posturing.

Saying Enbridge had repeatedly violated the terms and put the lakes at risk, Whitmer gave the company until May 12 to turn off the flow. Enbridge then filed a federal lawsuit challenging the order.

Vern Yu, president for liquids pipelines, responded to the notice in a letter Tuesday and said it wouldn’t close Line 5.