{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Turtle Island News","provider_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com","author_name":"Lynda Powless","author_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/author\/lynda\/","title":"Controversial Line 5 tunnel project gets boost - The Turtle Island News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QO70urjO7R\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/08\/line-5-tunnel-project-gets-boost\/\">Controversial Line 5 tunnel project gets boost<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/08\/line-5-tunnel-project-gets-boost\/embed\/#?secret=QO70urjO7R\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Controversial Line 5 tunnel project gets boost&#8221; &#8212; The Turtle Island News\" data-secret=\"QO70urjO7R\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"By Jacqueline St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor LAKE HURON\u2014The US Army Corps of Engineers announced last month that it will accelerate the federal review of Enbridge\u2019s controversial Line 5 tunnel project under newly activated emergency permitting procedures\u2014sparking fresh concern among Great Lakes advocates about what could be lost in the rush. The fast-tracking falls under emergency rules established during President Donald Trump\u2019s last tenure, when he issued an executive order declaring a \u201cnational energy emergency.\u201d That order cleared the bureaucratic path for oil and gas projects to speed through approvals that would normally take years. Army Corps officials emphasized Wednesday that while the process will be faster, it will not bypass environmental scrutiny entirely. \u201cWe\u2019re not eliminating steps,\u201d said Shane McCoy, regulatory branch chief with the","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/facebooklogo.jpg","thumbnail_width":725,"thumbnail_height":483}