FLOW President Jim Olson addresses the board of the Mackinac Bridge Authority at its Nov. 8, 2018, meeting in St. Ignace. FLOW is urging supporters to contact your Michigan lawmakers today using our guidance below and to plan to join FLOW and other leaders of the Oil & Water Don’t Mix campaign who are hosting a Line… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/take-action-today-oppose-michigans-senate-bill-1197-save-mackinac-bridge-enbridge-line-5/" title="ReadTake Action Today to Oppose Michigan’s Senate Bill 1197 and Save the Mackinac Bridge from Enbridge Line 5″>Read more »
Protect our greatest treasures — the Great Lakes and the Mackinac Bridge. Stop Gov. Rick Snyder’s rush to lock in a 99-year deal for a private oil tunnel in the Mackinac Straits. Never stop fighting for clean water and democracy. Those were the messages loud and clear from a big crowd of residents, business owners,… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/public-mighty-mac-board-dont-risk-great-lakes-mackinac-bridge-owning-private-oil-tunnel/" title="ReadPublic to Mighty Mac Board: Don’t Risk the Great Lakes and Mackinac Bridge by Owning Private Oil Tunnel”>Read more »
photo: Beth Price What better way to divert attention on Election Day than to write something beyond political parties and votes—but wait, maybe it’s not so far beyond, as this election could make the difference for the future of the planet, and our children and grandchildren. On November 2, the U.S. Supreme Court, with its… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/supreme-court-rejects-trump-administrations-last-ditch-maneuver-avoid-trial-childrens-climate-change-lawsuit/" title="ReadSupreme Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Last Ditch Maneuver to Avoid Trial on Children’s Climate Change Lawsuit”>Read more »
By Paul Hendricks, Manager of Environmental Responsibility, Patagonia, Inc. All photos courtesy of Paul Hendricks. Every fall, strong north winds bring in a steady flow of storms that rip across the Great Lakes. You’ve probably witnessed one of these storms, where waves crash over pier heads and howling winds cut through your parka, chilling you straight… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/vote-water-michiganders-can-choose-great-lakes-protection-prosperity/" title="ReadVote for Water: Michiganders Can Choose Great Lakes Protection and Prosperity”>Read more »
Groundwater is out of sight, but its mismanagement has real consequences for our health. An article in Saturday’s New York Times confirms what FLOW reported in November: elevated levels of nitrate in groundwater have polluted thousands of rural wells in the Midwest. The Times notes that up to 42,000 wells in Wisconsin may contain nitrate… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/drinking-water-crisis-rural/" title="ReadThe Drinking Water Crisis: It’s Rural, Too“>Read more »
Photo credit: Nancy May Happy Birthday to the Mackinac Bridge! Today marks its 61st birthday. The Mighty Mac, as it is affectionately known, opened to traffic on November 1, 1957. Perhaps no other piece of public infrastructure in Michigan evokes the same pride and sense of majesty as does the Mackinac Bridge. It draws tens… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/political-winds-threaten-mackinac-bridge-61st-birthday/" title="ReadPolitical Winds Threaten the Mackinac Bridge on Its 61st Birthday”>Read more »
The Anglers of the Au Sable in late September reached a successful legal settlement with the Harrietta Hills Fish Farm in Grayling that by January 1 will permanently close the commercial fish farm. Harrietta Hills will vacate the premises, and the Anglers will assume the lease with Crawford County and take over the facility. Plans… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/small-group-wins-big-victory-ausable-river-urges-nov-6-vote-water/" title="ReadSmall Group Wins Big Victory on the AuSable River, Urges Nov. 6 Vote for Water”>Read more »
Photo: Charles Brackett Inspired by FLOW’s Campaign for Fresh Water by Jaimien Delp Maybe there was a specific moment when it happened: the first time you saw a kiteboarder on the bay, or the evening you dipped a paddle to the surface of an inland lake so smooth you felt a part of something surreal… Read more »
This week’s Friday Favorite was written by Julius Moss, one of our summer interns who has since returned to Vermont Law School. To me, the Mackinac Bridge is not just a bridge. It is also a portal. Every time I head north from my home in Traverse City, MI and cross the bridge, it feels… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/spending-night-stars-along-straits-mackinac/" title="ReadSpending a Night Under the Stars along the Straits of Mackinac”>Read more »
If you live anywhere along the route of Enbridge’s Line 5 crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs) pipeline, which travels 547 miles across the Upper Peninsula, the Straits of Mackinac, and down through Lower Michigan, you should be asking state and local government officials and emergency responders a lot of questions. You should know… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/living-along-enbridge-line-5-michigan/" title="ReadLiving Along Enbridge Line 5 in Michigan”>Read more »
