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2026年7月30日 美国东部时间晚上9:50 更新，距首次发布已过去2小时
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摘要
企业
- 第七巡回法院给予恩布里奇宽限期以改道5号线管道
- 必须重新计算损害赔偿以避免“重复计数”
- 部落土地上的通行权于2013年到期
7月30日（路透社）——美国一家上诉法院裁定，加拿大能源公司恩布里奇因在威斯康星州北部一个部落的土地下方铺设管道构成非法侵占，但给予该公司更多时间改道管道，并下令重新计算损害赔偿金额。
芝加哥美国第七巡回上诉法院周四的裁决，针对的是联邦地区法官2023年6月的一项判决的上诉。该判决要求恩布里奇向苏必利尔湖奇珀瓦印第安人部落坏河族支付515万美元的赔偿金，外加一笔用于持续侵占的额外款项，并要求该公司在三年内完成管道改道。
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该改道期限已于上月到期，但此前已被暂停。巡回法院法官迈克尔·斯卡德尔敦促地区法院采取措施，确保恩布里奇“尽快”完成管道改道。
恩布里奇暂未立即置评。代表该部落的律师乔希·汉德尔曼表示，其客户正在审阅该裁决。
始建于1953年的5号线管道每日可输送多达54万桶原油，从加拿大途经五大湖地区，其中约12英里（19公里）段位于坏河保留地地下。
威斯康星州麦迪逊的美国地区法官威廉·康利在一场非陪审团审判后作出了损害赔偿判决并下令改道。坏河族曾警告，必须关停管道，因为春季降雨已侵蚀了保护管道的河岸。
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延迟“并不代表我们认可”
斯卡德尔在一份由三名法官组成的合议庭出具的意见书中写道，要求三年内完成管道改道的时限过于严苛，但关停管道可能会损害消费者利益、引发与加拿大的国际争端，并违反1977年美加两国关于过境管道的条约。
“毫无疑问：恩布里奇必须将管道从（该部落的）土地上移除，”斯卡德尔写道。“我们指示地区法院给予恩布里奇的宽限期，是基于该管道运营所处的更广泛公共环境作出的，这并不代表我们认可该公司的行为。”
关于损害赔偿，斯卡德尔表示，康利法官存在“重复计数”的裁量权滥用问题，他同时考虑了恩布里奇因非法侵占获得的利润，以及该公司因推迟改道开支而获得的经济收益。
斯卡德尔称，重新计算赔偿时应考虑恩布里奇持续侵占的性质、可能应支付的利息，以及双方在改道问题上的相关行为。
上诉法院拒绝认定恩布里奇构成滋扰，称联邦法律优先于该部落的相关诉求。
尽管恩布里奇在部分部落土地上的管道通行权有效期至2043年，但在其他地块的通行权已于2013年到期。
在庭外谈判失败后，该部落于2019年提起诉讼。
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Enbridge pipeline trespassed on Wisconsin tribal land, must be moved, US appeals court finds
2026-07-30 21:50:07 UTC / Reuters
By Jonathan Stempel
July 30, 2026 9:50 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago
A view of Enbridge’s Mackinaw facility, servicing the company’s existing underwater Line 5 pipeline and its planned replacement tunnel through the Straits of Mackinac between lakes Michigan and Huron, in Mackinaw City, Michigan, U.S. February 25, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
Summary
Companies
7th Circuit gives Enbridge a grace period to reroute Line 5 pipeline
Damages must be recalculated to avoid ‘double-counting’
Rights-of-way under tribal land expired in 2013
July 30 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court found Enbridge liable for trespass for running a pipeline under land belonging to a northern Wisconsin tribe, but gave the Canadian energy company more time to reroute the pipeline and ordered a recalculation of damages.
Thursday’s decision by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago addressed appeals from a federal district judge’s June 2023 order that Enbridge pay the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians $5.15 million in restitution plus an additional sum for ongoing trespass, and move the pipeline within three years.
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That deadline expired last month, but had been put on hold. Circuit Judge Michael Scudder urged the district judge to adopt measures to ensure that Enbridge reroute the pipeline “as soon as possible.”
Enbridge had no immediate comment. Josh Handelsman, a lawyer for the tribe, said his client is reviewing the decision.
Built in 1953, the Line 5 pipeline carries up to 540,000 barrels of oil per day through the Great Lakes region from Canada, including about 12 miles (19 km) under the Bad River Reservation.
U.S. District Judge William Conley in Madison, Wisconsin, awarded damages and ordered a reroute following a non-jury trial. Bad River Band had warned a shutdown was needed because spring rains had eroded a riverbank protecting the pipeline.
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DELAY ‘DOES NOT REFLECT OUR APPROVAL’
Writing for a three-judge panel, Scudder said the three-year timetable to move the pipeline was too aggressive, but a shutdown risked harming consumers, sparking international fallout with Canada, and violating a 1977 U.S.-Canadian treaty governing transit pipelines.
“Make no mistake: Enbridge must remove the pipeline from the [tribe’s land],” Scudder wrote. “The grace period we direct the district court to afford Enbridge is the product of the broader public context in which the pipeline operates, and it does not reflect our approval of the company’s behavior.”
As to damages, Scudder said Conley abused his discretion for “double-counting,” by taking into account Enbridge’s profits attributable to the trespass as well as the company’s economic benefit from deferring expenses for a reroute.
A recalculation should consider the ongoing nature of Enbridge’s trespass, interest that may be owed, and both sides’ conduct concerning a reroute, Scudder said.
The appeals court refused to hold Enbridge liable for nuisance, saying federal law preempted the tribe’s claim.
Though Enbridge’s easement for the pipeline over some tribal land parcels ran through 2043, its rights-of-way over other parcels expired in 2013.
The tribe sued in 2019 after out-of-court negotiations failed.
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Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York Editing by Bill Berkrot
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