Now that Michigan’s governor and attorney general have sunk the oil tunnel scheme hatched by the last administration, I’m asked nearly every day: What can citizens and state leaders do to shut down the propped-up, banged-up Line 5 oil pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac for good? Here’s my answer, as succinctly as I can distill… Read more »
How Did We Get Here on Line 5? Tracing the Law and the Politics The plotting of former Governor Snyder’s administration and Enbridge to hand over the public trust soils and bedrock under the Straits of Mackinac for the company to build and operate a new crude oil pipeline in a tunnel for 99 years… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2019 Liz Kirkwood, FLOW Executive Director Email: Liz@FLOWforWater.org Office: (231) 944-1568, Cell: (570) 872-4956 Web: www.FLOWforWater.org Jim Olson, FLOW Founder and President Email: olson@envlaw.com (231) 499-8831 Dave Dempsey, FLOW Senior Advisor Email: dave@FLOWforWater.org (612) 703-2720 In the wake of an opinion by Attorney General Dana Nessel invalidating a law that… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2019 Liz Kirkwood, FLOW Executive Director Email:Liz@FLOWforWater.org Office: (231) 944-1568, Cell: (570) 872-4956 Web: www.FLOWforWater.org Jim Olson, FLOW Founder and President Email:olson@envlaw.com Cell: (231) 499-8831 Dave Dempsey, FLOW Senior Advisor Email:Dave@FLOWforWater.org (612) 703-2720 FLOW supports attorney general’s process and opinion, which is binding on state agencies and rejects… Read more »
This is the first in a series of essays by FLOW board member Rick Kane on the vital issues of risk management and the responsibilities of public officials under the public trust doctrine. The issue has special meaning in light of the risks posed by the twin Enbridge pipelines that convey 23 million gallons of… Read more »
If the 66-year-old Enbridge Line 5 pipelines fail in the Straits of Mackinac, who will pay for the oil spill clean-up costs and damages to residents, coastal communities, businesses, and our public waters? Michigan citizens may believe they are protected, at least at some level, by the insurance Enbridge should be required to have in… Read more »
After last year’s election, newly chosen leaders and the old guard with a few weeks left in Lansing rushed in opposite directions. The Snyder administration and legislators intensified their unprecedented, legally questionable attacks on water, the environment, and public health during a lame-duck feeding frenzy. The new guard, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 2, 2019 Jim Olson, Founder and President Email: olson@envlaw.com FLOW (For Love of Water), Traverse City, MI … Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2018 Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director … Read more »
With four days remaining until the Michigan Legislature is scheduled to adjourn and 14 days until the inauguration of a new governor, environmental rollbacks still threaten Michigan’s waters and values. To help FLOW and many allied groups fight back, please read the bill summaries below, and – for greater detail – click on the links… Read more »
