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State-Commissioned Line 5 Risk Analysis Underlines Urgency of Shutdown, FLOW Says

August 21, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                      August 21, 2018 Even the significantly understated economic impacts of a spill from Line 5 at the Straits of Mackinac in a state-commissioned analysis reveal a fiscal and human price tag too high for the people of Michigan, FLOW (For Love of Water) said in comments submitted to Lansing officials before Sunday’s… line-5-risk-analysis-underlines-urgency-shutdown-flow-says/" title="ReadState-Commissioned Line 5 Risk Analysis Underlines Urgency of Shutdown, FLOW Says”>Read more »

Finally, An Honest Conversation About Line 5’s Real Risks to Our Waters and Our Way of Life

August 15, 2018

Over three years ago, on July 15, 2015, the State of Michigan’s Petroleum Pipeline Task Force released its recommendations for the state to conduct an independent risk analysis and independent alternatives analysis on the Line 5 pipelines located in the open waters of the Great Lakes. The Governor’s Advisory Board, created by executive order, promised… line-5s-real-risks-waters-way-life/" title="ReadFinally, An Honest Conversation About Line 5’s Real Risks to Our Waters and Our Way of Life”>Read more »

A Tunnel for Line 5? – That Would be a Big Mistake

August 6, 2018

In an end-run around the public participation process they established, Governor Rick Snyder and Enbridge, Inc., the owner and operator of Line 5, are exploring the possibility of building a $500 million tunnel to replace the stretch of 65 year-old Line 5 pipeline that runs under the Straits of Mackinac.  While a tunnel, properly designed… line-5-big-mistake/" title="ReadA Tunnel for Line 5? – That Would be a Big Mistake”>Read more »

FLOW Says Army Corps Must Conduct Full Environmental Review of Line 5

July 20, 2018

Enbridge’s latest in a long series of requests for government approval of a change in design that elevates a large portion of Line 5 pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac must trigger a full environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a Great Lakes law and policy center said today in formal comments… line-5/" title="ReadFLOW Says Army Corps Must Conduct Full Environmental Review of Line 5“>Read more »

FLOW to Snyder and Schuette: Stop Delays, Scrap Side Deal, and Shut Down “Line 5” Pipelines to Prevent Great Lakes Oil Spill Disaster

July 16, 2018

TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Michigan is moving closer to a Great Lakes oil spill disaster and farther from a real alternative to the decaying oil pipelines in the Mackinac Straits, according to a Great Lakes law and policy center’s review released today of technical reports produced by Line 5-owner Enbridge at the direction of Gov…. line-5-pipelines-prevent-great-lakes-oil-spill-disaster/" title="ReadFLOW to Snyder and Schuette: Stop Delays, Scrap Side Deal, and Shut Down “Line 5” Pipelines to Prevent Great Lakes Oil Spill Disaster”>Read more »

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Attorney General Bill Schuette has Ample Legal Authority to Pursue a Shutdown of Line 5

July 9, 2018

By: FLOW Chair, Skip Pruss Taking Legal Action Recently, John Sellek, Attorney General Bill Schuette’s campaign spokesperson, pushed back on the charge that the Attorney General could have taken legal action to shut down the Enbridge Line 5 petroleum pipelines at the Straits of Mackinac, stating “If this claim about the easement [filing a lawsuit] was… line-5/" title="ReadAttorney General Bill Schuette has Ample Legal Authority to Pursue a Shutdown of Line 5“>Read more »

Latest Enbridge Reports Underscore Line 5’s Vulnerability to 400 Michigan Waterways

June 29, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                           June 29, 2018 Contact:  Liz Kirkwood                                                                      Email: Liz@FLOWforWater.org Executive Director                                                                                           Office: (231) 944-1568 FLOW (For Love of Water)                                                                               Cell: (570) 872-4956 Latest Enbridge Reports Underscore Line 5’s Vulnerability to 400 Michigan Waterways and Ongoing Unacceptable Risk to the Straits TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Enbridge… line-5s-vulnerability-400-michigan-waterways/" title="ReadLatest Enbridge Reports Underscore Line 5’s Vulnerability to 400 Michigan Waterways”>Read more »

Media Release: Proposed “Line 5” Tunnel Under the Mackinac Straits Ignores Looming Disaster

June 15, 2018

Protecting the Common Waters of the Great Lakes BasinThrough Public Trust Solutions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASELiz Kirkwood, Executive DirectorFLOW (For Love of Water)Office: (231) 944-1568Cell: (570) 872-4956     Friday, June 15, 2018Email: Liz@FLOWforWater.orgWeb:  www.FLOWforWater.org Proposed “Line 5” Oil Pipeline Tunnel Under the Mackinac Straits Ignores Looming Disaster, Locks in Decades of Risk Enbridge’s Snyder-commissioned tunnel… line-5-oil-pipeline-tunnel-mackinac-straits-ignores-looming-disaster-locks-decades-risk/" title="ReadMedia Release: Proposed “Line 5” Tunnel Under the Mackinac Straits Ignores Looming Disaster”>Read more »