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Déjà Vu: PFAS are Latest in Long Line of Failed Chemical Policies

August 14, 2019

The discovery of toxic per or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in many Michigan locations, the fear and concern these chemicals have stirred, and the difficulty posed to government officials and the public on how to respond feel familiar to those residents 50 and over. PFAS are just the latest symbols of failed chemical policy in a chain reaching back to World War II. That policy has caused disease and death, ruined landscapes and waters, and cost taxpayers scores of billions of dollars. And still politicians haven’t learned.

Walking the Water Line — a Legal Right, But Difficult as Great Lakes Levels Rise

June 3, 2019

Pack away those dreams of walking miles from bay to bay along the shores of Lake Michigan this summer—unless you want to get wet, that is—reports Linda Dewey for the Glen Arbor Sun. The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the public’s right to walk the Great Lakes shoreline in February when it declined to hear an… line-a-legal-right-but-difficult-as-great-lakes-levels-rise/" title="ReadWalking the Water Line — a Legal Right, But Difficult as Great Lakes Levels Rise”>Read more »

DDT: The 50th Anniversary Everyone Forgot

May 24, 2019

Photo: Michigan State University ornithologist George Wallace By Dave Dempsey Engulfed in a mammoth chemical crisis involving a family of chemicals known as PFAS, Michigan has something to learn from a 50th anniversary that passed unnoticed last month.  In April 1969, Michigan became the first state to effectively ban DDT. It wasn’t easy or quick.  Michigan… Read more »

Line 5 Pipeline

Public Comment to Michigan Pipeline Safety Advisory Board

December 13, 2017

Good evening, and thank you for the opportunity to comment on what is unfortunately a deeply flawed final Line 5 alternatives study. The people of Michigan are ill-served by this study. It cannot serve as a basis for an informed and intelligent decision about the fate of this profound threat to the Great Lakes. Members… pipeline-safety-advisory-board/" title="ReadPublic Comment to Michigan Pipeline Safety Advisory Board”>Read more »

Line 5 Pipeline

Statement to Pipeline Safety Advisory Board

September 20, 2017

  The state pipeline safety advisory board met Monday to discuss next steps on Line 5 at the Straits of Mackinac, in the wake of new revelations about shoddy Line 5 maintenance by Enbridge. FLOW’s statement at the meeting said enough is known about the pipeline’s condition and poor maintenance for the state to immediately revoke the… pipeline-safety-advisory-board/" title="ReadStatement to Pipeline Safety Advisory Board”>Read more »

Jim Olson’s statement to Pipeline Safety Advisory Board

June 13, 2017

Public Meeting of the Michigan Pipeline Advisory Board Petoskey, Michigan, June 12, 2017 Statement of James Olson President and Legal Advisor, FLOW for Love Water It’s time for our state government to stop treating our 1963 Constitution, statutes and common law as nice but meaningless environmental policy statements and start treating them as the duty… pipeline-safety-advisory-board/" title="ReadJim Olson’s statement to Pipeline Safety Advisory Board”>Read more »

FLOW Board Member Calls HB 4205 Contender for Worst Michigan Environmental Bill of 21st Century

May 4, 2017

The Michigan legislature has introduced what is a sure contender for the worst Michigan environmental bill of the 21st century.  The bill, HB 4205, would prohibit all state agencies from promulgating any administrative rule that is more stringent than an applicable federal standard.  With the federal government actively seeking to dismantle historic environmental protections by… Read more »