CHARLESTON (WV News) — West Virginia took the lead on in an amicus brief filed Friday in the U.S. Supreme Court in a critical pipeline case that could impact the entire country’s energy security and economies, according to Attoreny General JB McCuskey.

Michigan is attempting to shut down the Line 5 pipeline. The pipeline, operated by Enbridge, crosses under two Great Lakes and is part of North America’s interconnected energy system. It carries more than 20-million gallons of light crude oil and natural gas liquids daily, serving people across Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Canada and beyond.

The Attorney General of Michigan has sued to shutdown part of the pipeline. After Enbridge removed the state-court suit to federal court, the Sixth Circuit remanded the case back to state c

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