Reports & Media Releases

Pressure Mounts for Gov. Snyder to Act as Coast Guard Admits Its Unprepared for Heavy Oil Spill

September 15, 2014

For Immediate Release:   Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 Contact: David Holtz, Sierra Club 313-300-4454  david@davidholtz.org Liz Kirkwood, For Love of Water 231-94491568  liz@flowforwater.org Citizens groups concerned that Enbridge plans to bring more heavy oil through Michigan pipelines Citizens groups today called on Gov. Rick Snyder to take immediate steps toward protecting Michigan from oil pipelines… Read more »

FLOW Urges the Department of Environmental Quality to Strengthen Its Proposed 2014 Fracking Regulations to Protect Michigan’s Water, Air, and Land Resources

August 1, 2014

August 1, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwoood, Executive Director 231 944 1568 or liz@flowforwater.org FLOW Urges the Department of Environmental Quality to Strengthen Its Proposed 2014 Fracking Regulations to Protect Michigan’s Water, Air, and Land Resources Traverse City, Mich. – On July 31, 2014, FLOW submitted extensive public comments to the Department of Environmental… Read more »

Environmental groups demand Governor and State take immediate action to protect the Great Lakes from hazardous Enbridge Mackinac Straits oil pipeline

July 2, 2014

July 2, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwoood, Executive Director 231 944 1568 or liz@flowforwater.org  Michigan Governor Snyder urged to exercise full authority over Enbridge Pipeline No. 5 under public lands easement agreement and Great Lakes Submerged Land Act  Traverse City – 17 Conservation, water and environmental groups and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of… Read more »

FLOW Awarded NMEAC John Nelson Water Steward Award

May 2, 2014

Click here to view and download the press release as a PDF. May 2, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwoood, Executive Director 231 944 1568 or liz@flowforwater.org FLOW Awarded NMEAC John Nelson Water Steward Award TRAVERSE CITY– On April 25, 2014, Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council (NMEAC) honored FLOW with the John Nelson Water… Read more »

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Longtime FLOW Volunteer Eric Olson Steps Down as Communications Director

May 1, 2014

Click here to view and download the press release as a PDF. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwoood, Executive Director 231 944 1568 or liz@flowforwater.org Longtime FLOW Volunteer Eric Olson Steps Down as Communications Director, Maintains Position as Board of Directors Vice Chair TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Presiding selflessly as an unpaid volunteer Executive Director… Read more »

Virtual Townhall Webinar: A New Vision and Framework to Address Nutrient Pollution and Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie and Beyond

April 24, 2014

Click here to view and download the press release as a PDF April 24, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwoood, Executive Director 231 944 1568 or liz@flowforwater.org May 13 Virtual Townhall Webinar Convenes Top Experts on Nutrient Pollution Panelists Discuss Harmful Algal Blooms on Great Lakes TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Registration is limited for… Read more »

Public Trust Doctrine Policy Framework Encouraged in Final LEEP Report

February 27, 2014

Click here to view and download the full press release as a PDF February 27, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director liz@flowforwater.org or 231-944-1568 Public Trust Doctrine Policy Framework Encouraged in Final LEEP Report FLOW Commends International Joint Commission as “Forward-Thinking” TRAVERSE CITY, MI – FLOW lauds the International Joint Commission (IJC)… Read more »

Jim Olson Pens Seminal Article on Public Trust in the Great Lakes

February 24, 2014

Click here to view and download the full press release as a PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Contact: Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director liz@flowforwater.org or 231-944-1568 FLOW Founder Pens Seminal Article on Public Trust in the Great Lakes “All Aboard” in Vermont Journal of Environmental Law TRAVERSE CITY, MI – FLOW Founder and veteran water attorney… Read more »

Beans4Blue Coffee Now in Three Blends at Stores Statewide

February 11, 2014

Click here to view and download the full press release as a PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director, FLOW liz@flowforwater.org or 231-944-1568 or Jack Davis, Owner, Great Northern Roasting Company jack@greatnoroco.com or 231-943-3917 Beans4Blue Coffee Now in Three Blends at Stores Statewide 3% of Sales to Benefit the FLOW Great Lakes Policy… Read more »