On July 1, 2014, FLOW, along with sixteen other conservation, water, and environmental groups and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians submitted a letter to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, urging him to address Enbridge’s 61 year-old Line 5 oil pipelines located under the Straits of Mackinac in Lake Michigan-Huron. The letter addressed Enbridge’s lack of transparency and disclosure… line-5-letter-to-governor-elevating-the-public-trust-duty-to-protect-the-great-lakes/" title="ReadFLOW Takes Lead Authoring Line 5 Letter to Governor: Elevating the Public Trust Duty to Protect the Great Lakes”>Read more »
By FLOW intern Jonathan Aylward. Jonathan has been with FLOW since January 2014 and also works on food-related projects throughout the Grand Traverse region. There is an oil pipeline running through the Great Lakes underneath the Mackinac Bridge. The pipeline, called Line 5, is owned and operated by Enbridge, a Canadian energy corporation. Enbridge has… pipeline-in-the-straits-learning-about-line-5-with-enbridge-in-st-ignace/" title="ReadThe Pipeline in the Straits: Learning About Line 5 with Enbridge in St. Ignace”>Read more »
Want more? Here are the transcripts of the clips from the February 5 Enbridge meeting with Mackinac County officials and the public regarding the expansion of the Line 5 oil pipeline that is, in part, submerged underwater at the Straits of Mackinac in the Great Lakes. (RUSH TRANSCRIPT AND STATEMENTS SIC) 1. Enbridge says 5,500… pipeline-in-the-straits-learning-about-line-5-with-enbridge-in-st-ignace/" title="ReadTRANSCRIPTS: The Pipeline in the Straits: Learning About Line 5 with Enbridge in St. Ignace”>Read more »
Court Confirms Indiana’s 45-Mile Shoreline on Lake Michigan Owned and Held by State for Public Recreation Under Public Trust Doctrine By Jim Olson[1] Another state court confirms that the 3,200 miles of Great Lakes shoreline are owned by states in public trust for citizens to enjoy for walking, swimming, sunbathing and similar beach and… shoreline-owned-by-state-under-public-trust/" title="ReadCourt Confirms 45 Miles of Lake Michigan Shoreline Owned by State Under Public Trust”>Read more »
Prompted by the drinking water crisis in Flint 10 years ago, the U.S. EPA announced on October 8 a 10-year deadline for replacement of all lead service lines in the U.S. This important project will be largely funded by more than $15 billion from the 2021 federal bipartisan infrastructure law. EPA’s final Lead and Copper… deadline-to-replace-all-lead-service-lines-for-drinking-water/" title="ReadEPA Sets 10-year Deadline to Replace All Lead Service Lines for Drinking Water”>Read more »
Oil & Water Don’t Mix: Potential Harm from Enbridge Pipelines in the Straits Stretches from Governor’s Mansion on Mackinac Island to Governor’s Desk By Kelly Thayer, FLOW Contributor September 9, 2014 It was a chilling portrait of a place accustomed to grandeur: Mackinac Island swallowed by a sea of oil. Passenger ferries and all other… pipelines-in-the-straits-stretches-from-governors-mansion-on-mackinac-island-to-governors-desk/" title="ReadOil & Water Don’t Mix: Potential Harm from Enbridge Pipelines in the Straits Stretches from Governor’s Mansion on Mackinac Island to Governor’s Desk”>Read more »
http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/State-Gets-Report-on-Straits-of-Mackinac-Pipelines-278321971.html Officials from a pipeline company are seeking to reassure Michigan officials who are conducting a safety review of lines including those running beneath the Straits of Mackinac. The Michigan Petroleum Pipeline Task Force announced Monday it got an update last month about Enbridge Energy Partners LP’s Line 5. It includes two lines that… pipelines/" title="ReadState Gets Report on Straits of Mackinac Pipelines“>Read more »
By Gary Street, Chemical Engineer & FLOW Consultant What if the two twenty inch diameter pipelines that cross the Straits (part of Enbridge Line 5) were hung from the Mackinac Bridge, rather than immersed in water in nearly 300 feet deep? The engineers on the staff at FLOW took a… pipelines/" title="ReadCan the Mackinac Bridge be used to support the pipelines?”>Read more »
FLOW and a number of organizations have come together over the last year to rally the public and raise awareness about the Canadian energy company Enbridge and their Line 5 pipeline, a 61-year-old pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac in the Great Lakes which has increased in flow and pipeline pressure and poses a great risk… pipeline-in-the-great-lakes/" title="ReadEnbridge Under the Bridge: What We Do and Don’t Know about the Underwater Oil Pipeline in the Great Lakes”>Read more »
In the last two years, FLOW has taken a leadership role in many efforts to protect the public ownership and health of the Great Lakes. FLOW has provided science, technical, and legal analysis to underpin the work of citizens fighting for the Great Lakes. Committed to offering a sound basis for advocacy on behalf of… Read more »
