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state of Wisconsin?
>> Reporting from Madison.

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I'm Zac Schultz for "Here&
Now".

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>> In environmental news, a
court ruling maintains that

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a permit was properly
granted by the Wisconsin

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Department of Natural
Resources, allowing the

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Canadian oil company
Enbridge Energy to reroute

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an oil pipeline around the
Bad River reservation in

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northern Wisconsin. The
tribe challenged the permit,

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saying the line poses an
environmental threat to

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local waterways if a spill
were to occur. The

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administrative law judge
deciding the case wrote,

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quote. While the band
expresses concern regarding

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potential impacts, they
have failed to provide

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evidence demonstrating that
the authorized activities

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will in fact violate state
water quality standards.

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The fears that they express
are fears they lack,

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evidence showing that these
changes will occur and

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impact water quality. The
band has filed a challenge

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to the ruling. In a
statement, an attorney from

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Earthjustice representing
the tribe said, quote,

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Enbridge's project
threatens permanent damage

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to the bands treaty
protected water plants and

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medicines, all for the
enrichment of a foreign oil

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pipeline company. The band
pipeline company. The band