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Michigan Supreme Court grants review of Line 5 tunnel permit

September 20, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2025 Lansing, Mich. – The Michigan Supreme Court has granted a landmark application for leave to appeal, paving the way for a review of the Michigan Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) decision to approve a permit for Enbridge’s proposed oil pipeline tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac. This order, issued on… tunnel-permit/" title="ReadMichigan Supreme Court grants review of Line 5 tunnel permit”>Read more »

Flow, Sierra Club, and Surfrider Foundation to EGLE: Reject the Line 5 tunnel permit.

September 9, 2025

PRESS RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 Download the written comments to EGLE (PDF) Traverse City, Mich. – On August 29, 2025, Flow Water Advocates, a Great Lakes water protection organization, together with the Sierra Club and Surfrider Foundation, submitted written comments on Enbridge’s application for a Water Resources Permit for its proposed Line 5 tunnel project… tunnel-permit/" title="ReadFlow, Sierra Club, and Surfrider Foundation to EGLE: Reject the Line 5 tunnel permit.”>Read more »

The Line 5 tunnel isn’t what we were told.

August 12, 2025

Line 5 – the 72-year-old dual pipelines suspended across the bottomlands of the Straits of Mackinac – has been battered by anchor strikes and entangled by cables from passing ships. It is universally accepted that the exposed pipelines represent a clear and present danger to the Great Lakes and the regional economy should Line 5… tunnel-not-what-we-were-told/" title="ReadThe Line 5 tunnel isn’t what we were told.”>Read more »

FAQs: Making public comments to EGLE on the Line 5 tunnel

July 28, 2025

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is taking public comments on Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 pipeline tunnel through August 29, 2025. The State of Michigan now has the power to deny the tunnel permit, and protect the Great Lakes from years of construction upheaval, wetlands damage, and other risks.  Submit your… tunnel-public-comments/" title="ReadFAQs: Making public comments to EGLE on the Line 5 tunnel“>Read more »

Flow submits written comments on Line 5 tunnel project Draft Environmental Impact Statement

June 30, 2025

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. The Canadian pipeline company… tunnel-army-corps-draft-eis/" title="ReadFlow submits written comments on Line 5 tunnel project Draft Environmental Impact Statement”>Read more »

Enbridge Line 5 tunnel: What every Michigander needs to know

June 3, 2025

Canadian pipeline company Enbridge wants to bore a massive fossil fuels tunnel through the publicly held bottomlands of the Mackinac Straits.  Download this info sheet (PDF) 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… tunnel-what-every-michigander-needs-to-know/" title="ReadEnbridge Line 5 tunnel: What every Michigander needs to know”>Read more »

FLOW Appeals Line 5 Tunnel Permit Decision to Michigan Supreme Court

April 2, 2025

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… 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

February 20, 2025

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,… tunnel-permit/" title="ReadMichigan Court of Appeals Affirms Line 5 Tunnel Permit”>Read more »

Tribes, Environmental Groups Urge Michigan Appeals Court to Reverse Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel Permit Approval

January 14, 2025

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…. tunnel-appeal-jan-14-2025/" title="ReadTribes, Environmental Groups Urge Michigan Appeals Court to Reverse Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel Permit Approval”>Read more »

Risky, costly, and ill-advised: New report and webinar analyzes the Enbridge Line 5 tunnel project

January 7, 2025

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… tunnel-ieefa-webinar/" title="ReadRisky, costly, and ill-advised: New report and webinar analyzes the Enbridge Line 5 tunnel project”>Read more »