Michigan reviewing Line 5 tunnel permits after court ruling

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Michigan reviewing Line 5 tunnel permits after court ruling?

Of the 24 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 58% are rated left, 38% are rated centre, 4% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 27. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Michigan reviewing Line 5 tunnel permits after court ruling left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 24 rated outlets on this story, 58% are rated left, 38% are rated centre, 4% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Michigan reviewing Line 5 tunnel permits after court ruling biased?

Michigan reviewing Line 5 tunnel permits after court ruling is one event reported by 27 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Michigan reviewing Line 5 tunnel permits after court ruling?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Michigan reviewing Line 5 tunnel permits after court ruling?

27 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Why are Michigan regulators reviewing Line 5 tunnel permits?

Michigan environmental regulators are reviewing permits for the Line 5 tunnel project following a decision by the Michigan Supreme Court. The court vacated a separate tunnel permit, ruling that the commission had not adequately considered environmental impacts or alternatives.

What is Governor Whitmer asking Enbridge to do?

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has urged Enbridge CEO Gregory Ebel to shut down the Line 5 pipeline within months. She questioned whether the tunnel will ever be built and stated that it is untenable for the company to continue pumping oil through the Straits.

Who supports and opposes the renewed scrutiny of the Line 5 permits?

Environmentalists and Native American tribes support the renewed scrutiny and the governor's call for a shutdown. Unions and business groups that support the tunnel project have criticised the move.