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Flow Water Advocates statement on Whitmer administration’s Line 5 tunnel permit decisions.

July 15, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 15, 2026 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — In a pair of key permit decisions announced today by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) regarding Enbridge’s proposed pipeline tunnel through the Straits of Mackinac, the state has failed to carry out its duties under the Michigan Wetlands Protection Act… line-5-tunnel-permits/" title="ReadFlow Water Advocates statement on Whitmer administration’s Line 5 tunnel permit decisions.”>Read more »

Deep concerns raised at Line 5 tunnel public hearing

June 25, 2026

Watch the recording Last week, over 200 participants gathered over Zoom for the public hearing on the proposed reissuance of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Individual Permit (NPDES) for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel through the Straits of Mackinac.  Line 5 is a pair of aging oil pipelines that travels across the bottom of… line-5-tunnel-public-hearing/" title="ReadDeep concerns raised at Line 5 tunnel public hearing”>Read more »

Flow and Sierra Club file joint amici brief in Enbridge v. Whitmer Line 5 case

May 12, 2026

Traverse City, Mich. — On May 11th, 2026, Flow Water Advocates (“Flow”) and Sierra Club filed an amici curiae, or friend of the court, brief in support of the State of Michigan’s appeal of a federal court’s failure to recognize and uphold an essential attribute of state sovereignty — the public trust doctrine. Flow and… line-5-amici-curiae-brief/" title="ReadFlow and Sierra Club file joint amici brief in Enbridge v. Whitmer Line 5 case”>Read more »

SCOTUS unanimous: Nessel v. Enbridge Line 5 case belongs in state court

April 22, 2026

Traverse City, Mich. — In a victory for the State of Michigan and its allies opposing the continued operation of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline through the Straits of Mackinac, the Supreme Court of the United States has issued a unanimous decision that Nessel v. Enbridge will be heard in state rather than federal court…. line-5-decision/" title="ReadSCOTUS unanimous: Nessel v. Enbridge Line 5 case belongs in state court”>Read more »

Enbridge Line 5: Michigan gets the risk, Canada gets the oil

March 26, 2026

We love our neighbors to the north, but Enbridge is trying to build public support for the tunnel by convincing Michiganders that we’re dependent on Line 5 — but is it true? Let’s do the math. Download PDF   Share this graphic on Facebook

Line 5 tunnel appeal: Join us in Lansing on March 11!

March 3, 2026

Register Now Flow Water Advocates and our allies are challenging the MPSC’s Line 5 tunnel permit in the Michigan Supreme Court, and you’re invited to a gathering and press conference in Lansing on March 11.  Join in community at Lansing’s Central United Methodist Church at 9:00am to listen to oral arguments via livestream, make posters,… line-5-tunnel-appeal-join-us-in-lansing-on-march-11/" title="ReadLine 5 tunnel appeal: Join us in Lansing on March 11!”>Read more »

Flow files reply brief in Line 5 tunnel permit case before the Michigan Supreme Court

January 26, 2026

Download Flow’s reply brief (PDF) Traverse City, Mich. — On January 23, Flow Water Advocates (“Flow”) filed its reply to the arguments raised by Enbridge Limited Energy LLC, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), and other Appellees in Flow’s Michigan Supreme Court case challenging the MPSC’s issuance of a permit to the company for its… line-5-tunnel-reply-brief/" title="ReadFlow files reply brief in Line 5 tunnel permit case before the Michigan Supreme Court”>Read more »

Federal District Court improperly blocks Michigan’s termination of the 1953 Line 5 pipeline easement.

December 19, 2025

Traverse City, Mich. — On December 17, the District Court for the Western District of Michigan issued its opinion in Enbridge v. Whitmer. The federal case was brought by the Canadian oil company to stop Michigan state officials from enforcing Governor Whitmer’s 2020 Notice of Revocation and Termination of the 1953 Easement for the operation… line-5-easement-termination/" title="ReadFederal District Court improperly blocks Michigan’s termination of the 1953 Line 5 pipeline easement.”>Read more »

Comments on Army Corps’ Line 5 Supplemental DEIS considering Horizontal Directional Drilling

December 9, 2025

DOWNLOAD: Flow Water Advocates, Sierra Club, and Surfrider Foundation comments on Line 5 Tunnel Project Supplemental Draft EIS on the HDD Installation Alternative Traverse City, Mich. — On December 5, Flow Water Advocates (Flow), a Great Lakes water protection organization, in partnership with the Sierra Club and Surfrider Foundation (known collectively as the Water Coalition),… line-5-tunnel-horiztonal-directional-drilling-usace/" title="ReadComments on Army Corps’ Line 5 Supplemental DEIS considering Horizontal Directional Drilling”>Read more »

Michigan revoked the Line 5 easement 5 years ago. What happens next?

November 19, 2025

Updated December 19, 2025 Five years ago, on November 13, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Department of Natural Resources revoked and terminated the 1953 easement that had allowed Enbridge to locate and operate its dual Line 5 pipelines on the lakebed and in the waters of the Straits of Mackinac. As public trustee… line-5-easement-5-years-later/" title="ReadMichigan revoked the Line 5 easement 5 years ago. What happens next?”>Read more »