ENB appeals a ruling

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ENBRIDGE, $48.86, is a buy. The firm (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $99.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 7.3%; www.enbridge.com) has been ordered by a judge to shut down within three years parts of its Line 5 pipeline that crosses Native American land in Michigan. This pipeline pumps crude oil from Western Canada to refineries in Detroit, Michigan, and Sarnia, Ontario. As well, the judge has ordered the company to pay $5.15 million U.S. for trespassing. Enbridge plans to appeal the ruling. It also plans to re-route the line around this territory. Separately, the Michigan Public Service Commission has endorsed the company’s plan to upgrade and encase the part of Line 5 that crosses the Straits of Mackinac (between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron) inside an underground tunnel. Right now, the pipeline lies at the bottom of the straits. The plan still requires other approvals, so construction won’t likely begin until 2026. Enbridge is a buy. buy…