Reports & Media Releases

Enbridge Operating Line 5 Illegally

Citing new research and documentation revealing cracks, dents, corrosion, and structural defects in the twin oil pipelines in the Mackinac Straits, 22 environmental and tribal groups today formally requested that Gov. Snyder and Attorney General Schuette shut down “Line 5” oil in the Straits based on Enbridge’s multiple easement violations. The violations mean Enbridge is operating… Read more »

FLOW Local Ordinance Program Addresses Fracking Impacts in Conway Township, MI

Click here to view and download the full press release as a PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director liz@flowforwater.org or 231-944-1568 FLOW Local Ordinance Program Addresses Fracking Impacts in Conway Township, MI Over 100 Citizens Attend FLOW Presentation FOWLERVILLE, MI – In February of 2014, Conway Township signed up as the third… Read more »

Beans4Blue Coffee Now in Three Blends at Stores Statewide

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 »

Annual Celebration of the Great Lakes Society

Click here to view and download the full press release PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwoood, Executive Director 231 944 1568 or liz@flowforwater.org FLOW HOSTS ITS FIRST ANNUAL CELEBRATION Celebrating the Great Lakes Society: Common Waters, Common Purpose TRAVERSE CITY, MI – FLOW (“For Love Of Water”), the Great Lakes Basin’s only public trust policy and education center, is… Read more »

FLOW Marks First Two Protective Ordinance Packages

Click here to view and download the full press release PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwoood, Executive Director 231 944 1568 or liz@flowforwater.org FLOW Marks First Two Protective Ordinance Packages: Addresses Fracking Impacts for Two Michigan Townships TRAVERSE CITY, MI — In late November, FLOW—the Great Lakes Basin’s only public trust policy and education… Read more »

Fracking creating major water consumption issues near Kalkaska

Click here to view the press release as a PDF Fracking creating major water consumption issues near Kalkaska Unable to get 8.4 million gallons of water at site, Encana forced to buy water from Kalkaska, Mancelona city systems For Immediate Release June 4, 2013 Kalkaska, Michigan Concerns about the impact to local groundwater by massive… Read more »

FLOW Featured on UpNorth TV’s Volunteer Northwest Michigan Program in July

Click here to view and download the full press release PDF PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2013 Flow Featured on UpNorth TV’s Volunteer Northwest Michigan Program in July TRAVERSE CITY, MI – FLOW, the Great Lakes Basin’s only public trust policy and education center, will be featured on UpNorth TV, channel 2, throughout… Read more »

Policy Brief: The Case for a Statewide Septic Code in Michigan

Policy Brief: The Case for a Statewide Septic Code in Michigan (Download PDF) Michigan is located at the heart of the most extensive fresh surface water system in North America, which comprises about 90% of all fresh surface water in the region. However, it is the only state in the US that does not have… Read more »

A Watershed Moment: The Great Lakes Compact After 15 Years

On April 16, 2024, FLOW released its report, A Watershed Moment: The Great Lakes Compact After 15 Years. The report offers a history of the agreement, analysis of its achievements and gaps, and recommendations to strengthen its protections. Download the Report (PDF) On December 8, 2008, after 10 years of talks and negotiations among the… Read more »