Michigan’s Democratic leaders, including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, are quietly continuing a legal battle to shut down a major oil pipeline — even as the rise in gas prices increasingly complicates the politics of the fight.

The dispute over Line 5, an oil and natural gas pipeline running between Michigan and Canada, has dragged on for years, with Whitmer moving unsuccessfully last year to order the pipeline to cease operations.

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