Enbridge Energy technically has one more day to shut down the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac, but even the pipeline’s most vocal opponents acknowledge slim odds that the oil actually stops flowing right away.

"Water is life" is the theme of Day 1 of protests to shut down Enbridge Line 5

The Environment Report, hosted by Lester Graham and other Michigan Radio reporters, explores the relationship between the natural world and the everyday lives of people in Michigan.

On eve of Line 5 shutdown deadline, Enbridge vows to defy Michigan order