July 1, 2025Kacey Cook, Flow Staff Attorney In June 2024, the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision to send Attorney General Dana Nessel’s 2019 suit Nessel v. Enbridge back to state court where it started. The Sixth Circuit held that Enbridge’s removal of AG Nessel’s lawsuit to federal court, more than two… line-5-appeal-scotus/" title="ReadEnbridge appeals Line 5 decision to U.S. Supreme Court: Our statement”>Read more »
June 30, 2025 Traverse City, Mich. – Today, Flow Water Advocates, a Great Lakes water protection organization, with sign-on from the Sierra Club Environmental Law Program and Surfrider Foundation, submitted written comments on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project. Line 5 Webinar Registration… line-5-tunnel-army-corps-draft-eis/" title="ReadFlow submits written comments on Line 5 tunnel project Draft Environmental Impact Statement”>Read more »
Facing competition, declining fossil fuel demand, and challenges building new pipelines in Canada, Enbridge is working overtime to convince Michiganders that we’re dependent on Line 5, but that’s not true. On July 22, join Flow Water Advocates and Oil & Water Don’t Mix for a special live webinar, as our panel of experts and advocates… line-5-webinar-2025/" title="ReadEnbridge Line 5 webinar: What every Michigander needs to know”>Read more »
Canadian pipeline company Enbridge wants to bore a massive fossil fuels tunnel through the publicly held bottomlands of the Mackinac Straits. The State of Michigan is the legal trustee of the Straits, and has the power and duty to protect them for the benefit of Michiganders and future generations. Let’s take a look at why… line-5-tunnel-what-every-michigander-needs-to-know/" title="ReadEnbridge Line 5 tunnel: What every Michigander needs to know”>Read more »
For Love of Water (FLOW), a leading Great Lakes water protection organization, along with four Michigan Tribes and other environmental advocates, have filed an Application for Leave to Appeal with the Michigan Supreme Court, challenging a decision by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) and a subsequent ruling by the Court of Appeals regarding Enbridge… line-5-tunnel-michigan-supreme-court/" title="ReadFLOW Appeals Line 5 Tunnel Permit Decision to Michigan Supreme Court”>Read more »
Michigan Court of Appeals Affirms Line 5 Tunnel Permit; FLOW Asserts Michigan’s Public Trust Responsibilities Traverse City, Mich.— For Love of Water (FLOW) participated in consolidated appeals challenging a Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) order conditionally approving Enbridge Energy’s application to replace the segment of its Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac,… line-5-tunnel-permit/" title="ReadMichigan Court of Appeals Affirms Line 5 Tunnel Permit”>Read more »
January 14, 2025 Lansing, Mich. – Today, attorneys representing several tribal nations and environmental groups asked the Michigan Court of Appeals to reverse the Michigan Public Service Commission’s flawed December 2023 order approving a permit for Enbridge to build a tunnel for its Line 5 oil pipeline beneath the lakebed of the Straits of Mackinac…. line-5-tunnel-appeal-jan-14-2025/" title="ReadTribes, Environmental Groups Urge Michigan Appeals Court to Reverse Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel Permit Approval”>Read more »
WATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING Enbridge’s plan to bore a tunnel between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron to replace an underwater segment of Line 5 is costly and ill-advised, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report shows that the aging pipeline is servicing a shrinking… line-5-tunnel-ieefa-webinar/" title="ReadRisky, costly, and ill-advised: New report and webinar analyzes the Enbridge Line 5 tunnel project”>Read more »
Line 5 Webinars — FLOW & Partners Share the Facts Watch here! Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline is over 71 years old and remains a threat to the waters and people of the Great Lakes region. On August 20, join FLOW and Oil & Water Don’t Mix for a special live webinar, and learn from a… line-5-recorded-webinars/" title="ReadEnbridge Line 5 Recorded Webinars”>Read more »
Enbridge is proposing to bore and blast a 20-foot-in-diameter oil tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac to house a new Line 5 pipeline. The Canadian company’s goal is to continue for another 99 years carrying up to 23 million gallons of oil and natural gas liquids a day through Line 5 and the public trust… line-5-tunnel/" title="ReadWhat is the Enbridge Line 5 tunnel?”>Read more »
