“This is not a case where an agency looked at 95% of the issues and the court said, ‘Just go back and do the other 5%.’ The court rejected the commission’s framework of analysis and sent this back to the drawing board. It didn’t say go back and do a little more; it said go back and do it right this time.”

“This ruling is an inspiring victory for Tribes, environmental advocates, and everyday people who’ve joined hands in the fight to stop the dangerous Line 5 tunnel project. The Court’s decision upholds the bedrock principles of Michigan environmental law.”

“Nobody wants their water poisoned or their property values torpedoed in order to keep Canadian oil and gas flowing through the Great Lakes.”

“The right to present witnesses, evidence, and argument, and to present rebuttal evidence, is part of the rudimentary due process that’s required in administrative proceedings.”