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Snyder lifts fuel hauler restrictions in U.P.

LANSING, MI--   Governor Rick Snyder has declared an energy emergency in parts of the Upper Peninsula due to a pipeline break in Wisconsin.

Michigan Public Radio’s Rick Pluta reports:

The West Shore Pipeline typically carries three million gallons of fuel a day between Chicago and Green Bay and is the major conduit of gasoline and diesel that goes to the western and central Upper Peninsula. The pipeline was repaired this past weekend, but fuel remains in short supply in some parts of the U.P. It has also caused a spike in gas and diesel prices.

The governor’s order suspends regulations on how long fuel truck drivers may be on the road. That will allow for them to reach alternative suppliers in Milwaukee and Madison and return to the U.P more quickly. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has also suspended driving regulations for fuel truckers.

For the Michigan Public Radio Network, this is Rick Pluta at the state Capitol.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.