U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has joined two of her fellow Democratic presidential candidates in calling for Michigan’s embattled Line 5 oil pipeline to be shut down.
“Michigan’s Line 5 pipeline is a threat to millions who rely on the Great Lakes for clean water and a healthy economy. My plans for a #GreenNewDeal will rebuild our infrastructure and create over 10 million union jobs. Let’s #ShutDownLine5 and build a 100% clean energy future,” Warren said in her tweet Wednesday afternoon.
Michigan's Line 5 pipeline is a threat to millions who rely on the Great Lakes for clean water and a healthy economy. My plans for a #GreenNewDeal will rebuild our infrastructure and create over 10 million union jobs. Let's #ShutDownLine5 and build a 100% clean energy future.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) February 26, 2020
Warren’s statement comes just two days after former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg declared his opposition to the pipeline’s continued operation via Twitter.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was the first of the current Democratic presidential candidates to call for Line 5 to be shut down. The Vermont senator’s tweet seven months ago coincided with the anniversary of Canadian oil company Enbridge’s massive oil spill in the Kalamazoo River. Former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who has since dropped out of the presidential race, also supports shutting down Line 5.
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