Streaming live online this Friday morning, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and members of her staff—attorneys Peter Manning, Bob Reichel, and Dan Bock, steeped in water and natural resources law—will make historic arguments that will lead to a shutdown of Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac to protect the public trust of all of Michigan’s citizens, now and in the future, in Attorney General Dana Nessel On Behalf of the People of Michigan v. Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, et al., before Ingham County Circuit Court Judge James S. Jamo.
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… line-5-illegally/" title="ReadEnbridge Operating Line 5 Illegally”>Read more »
July 19th LIVE WEBINAR: Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline is over 70 years old and remains a threat to the waters and people of the Great Lakes region. On July 19, join FLOW and Oil & Water Don’t Mix for a special live webinar, and learn from a panel of experts about how Michigan, Wisconsin, and… line-5-in-the-straits-of-mackinac/" title="ReadLine 5 in the Straits of Mackinac”>Read more »
What happens when we shut down Line 5? Don’t let them tell you that it’s too hard, or too expensive to shut down Line 5. In a new report that Michigan A.G. Dana Nessel calls “a game-changer,” the experts at PLG Consulting show how energy markets will adapt – without price spikes or shortages. Read… line5/" title="ReadEnbridge Line 5 Pipeline in the Great Lakes”>Read more »
Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge standing guard over the Straits of Mackinac, where Enbridge’s decaying Line 5 oil pipelines snake across the bottom and threaten the region’s shipping-based economy and jobs. Photo: Nancy May Line 5 Economic Report – Shipping Impacts A Line 5 oil spill in the Straits of Mackinac could trigger a domino effect of… line-5-economic-report-shipping-impacts/" title="ReadGridlock on the Great Lakes: ‘Line 5’ Oil Spill Threatens a $45 Billion Blow to Shipping, Steel Production, and Jobs”>Read more »
Working to Prevent a Catastrophic Oil Spill in the Straits of MackinacThe Great Lakes are the pride of the Midwest and belong to the public. Most residents and visitors, however, are unaware that every day nearly 23 million gallons of oil and petroleum products flow through two rusty old pipelines piercing the heart of the… line-5-pipelines-in-the-straits-of-mackinac/" title="ReadLine 5 Pipelines and Extreme Energy”>Read more »
To fully understand the fossil fuel industry’s playbook, let’s start with some basic definitions. You might call them the 3 Ds: Denial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak. Denial is the refusal to believe or accept something as the truth. Disinformation is false information that is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a… line-5/" title="ReadDenial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak: Exposing Enbridge’s Playbook on Line 5“>Read more »
“Safety. It’s a core value that makes us Enbridge. It’s our way of life.” Enbridge, Our Commitment Universally considered among the most vulnerable, at-risk pipelines in the world, the 4-mile segment of Line 5 crossing the Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet, is quite literally, an accident waiting to happen…. line-5-rupture-mackinac-straits/" title="ReadWhat Enbridge Really Knows About the Risk of a Line 5 Rupture in the Straits of Mackinac”>Read more »
Download FLOW Appellate Brief (PDF) Traverse City, Mich.— On April 11, 2024, FLOW filed a brief before the Michigan Court of Appeals aimed at reversing the Michigan Public Services Commission’s (MPSC) approval of the proposed Line 5 tunnel project. Enbridge’s proposed tunnel received a green light from the MPSC on December 1, 2023. FLOW is… line-5-tunnel/" title="ReadFLOW Appeals MPSC Decision Approving the Line 5 Tunnel”>Read more »
Traverse City, Mich.— On February 7, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago heard oral arguments in the Line 5 case involving northern Wisconsin’s Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Enbridge, Inc., a Canadian multinational pipeline and energy company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The panel of Appellate… line-5-case/" title="ReadFederal Court Hears Arguments from Bad River Band and Enbridge in Appeal of Line 5 Pipeline Shutdown Order”>Read more »
