What and share our video: What happens when we shut down Line 5? A planned and orderly shutdown of Line 5 is urgently needed. According to a new expert report by PLG Consulting, the market can adapt to continue to deliver critical energy supplies to affected customers in the region that are both reliable and… Line 5 Citizen Actions: Let’s get oil out of the Great Lakes”>Read more »
On September 25, 2023, FLOW (For Love of Water) filed a motion with the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in the 2019 state lawsuit Attorney General Dana Nessel v. Enbridge, requesting the federal appeals court to accept an amicus brief, laying out arguments why the case should be remanded back to state court where it belongs.
Every day, Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline carries nearly 23 million gallons of oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs) from the oil sand fields in western Canada to refineries in Ontario, using the Straits of Mackinac as a high-risk shortcut. In FLOW’s new, updated Line 5 Fact Sheet, you’ll learn the latest on the pipeline, why… line-5-with-flows-new-updated-fact-sheet/" title="ReadGet the Facts on Line 5 with FLOW’s New, Updated Fact Sheet”>Read more »
“The US Army Corps of Engineers decision to exclude the cumulative impacts of the fossil fuels Line 5 will transport, climate concerns, and, remarkably, engineering concerns raised by experts as to the integrity of the tunnel, flies in the face of the Corps’ purpose and mission, the Biden Administration’s goals and policy, and public concern… line-5-tunnel-review/" title="ReadU.S. Army Corps to Limit Line 5 Tunnel Review”>Read more »
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Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzO-NA-qjfw Download the Line 5 Fact Sheet (PDF) 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 Wednesday, July 19 2023, FLOW and Oil & Water Don’t Mix presented a special live webinar, featuring a panel of… line-5-webinar/" title="Read“The Strait Story” Line 5 Webinar”>Read more »
Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline is over 70 years old and remains a grave threat to the waters and people of the Great Lakes region! Here are some actions YOU can take to help protect the Great Lakes from an oil spill disaster: SIGN the Oil & Water Don’t Mix Petition and make your voice heard. PROTEST… line-5-action-items/" title="ReadLine 5 Action Items”>Read more »
Editor’s note: The following is a press statement from Zach Welcker, Legal Director of FLOW (For Love of Water), the Great Lakes law and policy center based in Traverse City, Michigan, in response to a federal district court’s certification on Tuesday of questions for interlocutory review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit…. line-5/" title="ReadFLOW Welcomes Court Order in Michigan Attorney General’s Case to Shut Down Line 5“>Read more »
Editor’s note: The following is a press statement from Zach Welcker, Legal Director of FLOW (For Love of Water), the Great Lakes law and policy center based, in response to U.S. District Judge Janet Neff’s 13-page decision today to deny the motion to remand the case to state court in Nessel v. Enbridge, filed by Michigan… line-5-court-decision-is-bad-for-the-state-of-michigan-bad-for-state-courts-and-bad-for-plaintiffs/" title="ReadFLOW: Today’s Line 5 Court Decision is Bad for the State of Michigan, Bad for State Courts, and Bad for Plaintiffs”>Read more »
Editor’s note: This is a FLOW media release issued July 6, 2022. Members of the media can reach FLOW Deputy Director Kelly Thayer at Kelly@FLOWforWater.org or 231-944-3119; Oil & Water Don’t Mix Coordinator Sean McBrearty at smcbrearty@cleanwater.org or 616-516-7758; and Whitney Gravelle, president of the Executive Council, Bay Mills Indian Community, at wgravelle@baymills.org or 906-248-8100…. line-5-key-pathways-to-protect-the-great-lakes-from-an-oil-spill-disaster/" title="ReadThe Latest on Line 5: Key Pathways to Protect the Great Lakes from an Oil Spill Disaster”>Read more »
