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Flow to host webinar about new septic system legislation

State should end discussion, take action on Line 5

Policy brief: The case for a statewide septic code in Michigan.

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

Enbridge Line 5 tunnel: What every Michigander needs to know

Septic systems standards legislation introduced in Michigan state senate

Community voices rise at KB Dairy hearing to protect the Pine River Watershed

Trump administration takes aim at wetlands protections; Michigan state law shields the blow.

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

Bottled water companies get a (nearly) free ride in Michigan

Flow Water Advocates celebrates 14 years of defending our waters.

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

Human Rights: The essential of water.

Join in on the KB Dairy permit hearing set for February 3.

EPA moves to redefine “Waters of the United States”

Fact sheet: Big tech data centers target Michigan’s resources.

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

World Wetlands Day focuses on traditional knowledge and stewardship

FLOW urges regulators to put Michigan’s rivers first in proposed dam sale

An enduring gift: The legacy of Michael Cameron Dempsey and Michigan’s water resource

Congress must reinstate the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF)

Tell us why you love the Great Lakes this February!

SRAP and Flow file comments against proposed KB Dairy, citing lack of groundwater permit, etc.

Issue Brief: Osceola Co. potash project threatens 2M gallons of freshwater daily

Celebrating a Partnership: FLOW & University of Michigan SEAS Students to Address Groundwater Policy Reform in Michigan

Manure maelstrom: the Great Lakes are drowning in livestock waste

Community power: CEIC works to restore Sadony Bayou and Mirror Lake

FLOW and allies secure Public Health Assessment of BASF, Inc. toxic discharges in Wyandotte, Michigan

Reflections from the 2025 Great Lakes Conference

Michigan’s new FY 2025-26 budget, and what it means for water.

Nov. 8: ‘Shop Your Community Day’ shows love to the Great Lakes!

Get to know the Michigan Water Trust Fund Act.

The haunting history of Michigan’s 240 lighthouses.

Flow appeals EGLE rejection of FOIA request; seeks public disclosure of factory farm sewage land application.

Flow Water Advocates opposes Gratiot County CAFO permit

Flow’s comments on the Michigan Coastal Management Program’s draft 2026-2030 Enhancement Assessment and Strategies

An abridged and ongoing list: Things Enbridge Takes Credit For

Meet The Denis and Martha Pierce Environmental Law Fellow: Hope McLellan-Brandt

Flow Water Advocates files Line 5 brief with the Michigan Supreme Court.

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

Flow opposes House Bill 4385, the “sandbag bill”

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

Science alone won’t save the lake: Agricultural runoff in the Western Lake Erie Basin.

14 years ago: Enbridge oil spill disaster in Marshall, MI

Policy Brief: Holding polluters accountable in Michigan

Governor Whitmer proclaims October 22, 2025 as Great Lakes Public Trust Day

FLOW proposes new water trust legislation for Michigan

How to write a great Line 5 letter to the editor

Flow board elects Mike Vickery as chair, and executive team officers

Michigan Supreme Court grants review of Line 5 tunnel permit

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

Michigan’s big fail: Other Great Lakes states stronger on septic

Flow comments on the IJC’s draft report on Great Lakes diversions

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

What Traverse City and Flow taught me about law, water, and myself

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

The Great Lakes are not for sale: Protect water from Big Tech

The International Joint Commission is seeking public input on its draft 2025 report.

Flow Water Advocates welcomes 3 new board members.

Policy Brief: The hidden costs of anaerobic digesters and biogas

Nitrates in well water: What you need to know and what you can do.

Factory farm webinar: Weigh in on how Michigan regulates factory farm waste.

Enbridge Line 5 webinar: What every Michigander needs to know

Advisories against consuming fish triple in Michigan

Michigan’s water withdrawal program lacks tools needed to protect our water—Here’s why it matters

Join us Aug 7 for an intimate night with Flow & May Erlewine!

Over 750 toxic contamination sites in Michigan need immediate action.

Consumers Energy plans to sell 13 hydropower projects, but at what cost?

Flow hosts beach cleanup on East Grand Traverse Bay

Enbridge appeals Line 5 decision to U.S. Supreme Court: Our statement

Polluter accountability bills Introduced in Michigan Legislature

Flow challenges EPA approval of Michigan potash underground injection permits, citing threats to drinking water

The Pine River Stories: The Genius in the Current

Meet the new Flow: For Love of Water is now Flow Water Advocates

Rising groundwater use, sinking cities

Grand Traverse County takes bold step protect and our lakes

The last frontier? Great Lakes lakebed needs mapped to modern standards

The Manure Metropolis: How animal waste is drowning rural Michigan

FLOW supports the Honor Farmer Contracts Act: Defending farmers from DOGE cuts to USDA

National Drinking Water Week: What’s in your water?

A win for water: Fremont Regional Digester shut down

Will Budget Cuts Trim Great Lakes’ “Eyes and Ears”?

The Story of a Watershed: Meet the Pine

Hook, line, and contaminated: Study reveals dangerous E. Coli levels

5 fun & impactful ways to celebrate Earth Day this year

Liz talks all things water with Lyla Hollis on new episode on Living Sustainably podcast

The Ten Least Wanted: Non-Native Species in the Great Lakes

In honor and remembrance of Holly T. Bird

FLOW Appeals Line 5 Tunnel Permit Decision to Michigan Supreme Court

State makes groundwater protection a priority – at last

Fossil Fools’ Day: The biggest prank you’ve never heard of?

In honor and remembrance of Katie Horvath: Friend and board member of FLOW

World Water Day: Protecting water for future generations

PFAS Resources: Download this PFAS fact sheet and protect yourself from exposure

Do you know groundwater? Put your skills to the test with our quiz!

Environmental journalist John Flesher to be inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame

Environmental law pioneer and champion Jim Olson turns 80

What is nitrate pollution, and how does it affect drinking water?

Michigan Court of Appeals Affirms Line 5 Tunnel Permit

Welcome to FLOW, Chelsea and Kerry!

15 years, 300 sites: Grim PFAS milestones for Michigan

What Whitmer’s state budget proposal means for water

How a warming atmosphere feeds lake effect snow in Michigan

Road salt: Driving safety, environmental scourge

We moved: Find us at our new home on Lake Avenue in downtown TC

State of the Great Lakes Report: Fine programs, what results?

‘Ride Mapper’ tool reveals data on over 24K contaminated sites, tanks

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

Lame-duck session: House dysfunction stalls critical statewide water reforms

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

Ontario advocates shut down BlueTriton bottling plant; score big win against water commodification

Episode 3 // The Pine River Stories: A little frank talk about E. Coli, fish, and the mess we’re in

Can wildlife create a sustainable world in the context of climate change?

The Safe Drinking Water Act turns 50

EPA bans toxic TCE, which has plagued Michigan’s groundwater

It’s time for a Water Trust Fund in Michigan

Michigan public beach advisories increased in 2024

FLOW, GLBN, and Sierra Club file joint amici brief in Nessel v. Enbridge lawsuit

Saving the Wild: A Conversation with Conservationist Tom Baird

Episode 2 // The Pine River Stories: The Pine River remembers all

Episode 1 // The Pine River Stories: All things eventually become one

Report Brief: Institutional Controls push environmental costs on to future generations

Sarah Naperala announced chair of FLOW Board of Directors

FLOW’s “lame duck” session priorities for water

Drain who? The Michigan elective office that many don’t understand

The Great Lakes in pop culture

Meet FLOW supporter & wildlife photographer, Lynn Fraze

A post-election note from our Executive Director, Liz Kirkwood

Fremont Anaerobic Digester: Public Hearing Scheduled for November 20

EPA Sets 10-year Deadline to Replace All Lead Service Lines for Drinking Water

New Report Explores the Long-Term Costs of Relying on Institutional Controls in Responding to Groundwater Contamination

Guest Opinion // The Great Lakes: The Antidote for Election Apathy

FLOW & GLBN Brief: Michigan has Sovereign Right and Duty to Protect Great Lakes Waters and Bottomlands

Missing from the November Ballot: Environmental Bond Funding

Getting to the bottom of it: Marine sanctuaries and preserves help protect bottomlands

Michigan taxpayers left holding the bag for contamination caused by now-defunct businesses

ATSDR Petition for a Public Health Assessment (PHA): BASF, Inc., Wyandotte, Michigan

Nutrient Pollution: The Second Battle of Lake Erie

People Power: Major Progress Made on Environmental Issues

Are the Great Lakes really “unsalted and shark-free” ?

Manoomin: The Food that Grows on Water

The Filthy Five: Michigan’s most notorious contamination sites

A conversation with the Mad Angler, Michael Delp

FLOW Coalition submits Fremont digester comments

Citizens fight proposal to bottle and sell Lake Superior water

Climate Change and Michigan’s Cherry Crop Disaster

“The Lives of Lake Ontario,” a new book by Daniel Macfarlane

WEBINAR // Enbridge Line 5: Trouble Under the Surface

FLOW applauds decision sending Nessel v. Enbridge Line 5 case back to state court

When is air pollution air pollution? When industry moves the goalposts

Where do Vance and Walz stand on environmental policies?

The consequences of swimming in polluted lakes and rivers

Michigan Legislature: Important environmental bills we’re tracking this fall

Affirmed: EGLE’s authority to issue General Permit with stronger conditions for factory farms

Toledo’s 2014 Drinking Water Crisis: What Has Changed and What Hasn’t

Another Illinois City Seeks Lakes Michigan Water

Policy Brief: The hidden environmental and economic costs of anaerobic digesters and biogas

Restoring Good Government – Governor Whitmer sunsets duplicative environmental commissions established during the Synder Administration

ART MEETS WATER: A conversation with author, FLOW founder Jim Olson

A Fresh New Story from the Old: Jim Olson’s “People of the Dune”

New Book Explores the Heart of the Two Hearted River

Troubled Water Film Screening in Frankfort!

Michigan leaders hit “pause” on tax breaks for water-guzzling big tech data centers

Michigan Co-Signs Agreement to Block Asian Carp from the Great Lakes

FLOW Benefit on July 11: Charlie Millard Band at Betsie Bay Furniture

Raise your hand for the Great Lakes!

How many Great Lakes are there?

The Water We Drink, The Land We Live on: A Call to Action Against Confined Animal Feeding Operations

The Environment and You: A Summer Data Guide

What happens when Line 5 is shut down? A report on energy market impacts

FLOW files amicus brief; urges Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to remand Line 5 lawsuit back to state court

Meet our Summer Legal Interns!

Great Lakes and Freshwater Week: June 1-9, 2024

ART MEETS WATER: “Wilderness, Water & Rust: A Journey Toward Great Lakes Resilience” by Jane Elder book talk

What Enbridge Really Knows About the Risk of a Line 5 Rupture in the Straits of Mackinac

“The Strait Story” Line 5 Webinar

An Evening for the Great Lakes
Take to the Shores with the Beahcomber’s Guide

Political Winds Threaten the Mackinac Bridge on its 61st Birthday
Contact Your State Lawmaker Today to Save the Mackinac Bridge from Enbridge Line 5
Line 5 – a Long-Term Asset? Not a Chance in this Century

Grandparents for Grandchildren and the Great Lakes: The Future is Now
President Biden’s Cabinet All Hands on Deck to Accelerate Energy Transition and Adapt to Climate Change

“FLOW is Dynamic, Innovative, Creative, Resilient, Small, Mighty and Nimble”
Support FLOW During this Giving Season

FLOW March 22 Webinar: Groundwater–Making the Invisible Visible on World Water Day & Every Day

U.S. Supreme Court Declares “Don’t Look Up.”

What Do the Election Results Mean for the Great Lakes State?

Don’t Do It in the River
Looking Back on the First Earth Day: 1970

WEBINAR: The Ethics of Sharing Great Lakes Water – April 17, 2024

Last Call: Army Corps on Oct. 6 to Hold Final ‘Scoping Meeting’ on Proposed Oil Tunnel in Great Lakes

FLOW to Army Corps: Threat to Great Lakes and Lack of Public Need Should Sink Proposed Oil Tunnel

Solving Michigan’s Groundwater Crisis to Protect Drinking Water, the Economy, and the Great Lakes

Groundwater, though Invisible, Is Critical for Our Survival

SepticSmart: Leelanau County Board Wisely Votes to Protect Fresh Water and Public Health from Septic Pollution

SepticSmart Week: Progress on Protecting Public Health and Fresh Water

Friday Favorites – the Mackinac Bridge

MPSC: Proposed ‘Line 5’ Oil Tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac Must Undergo Full and Vigorous Public Review

Two Virtual Hearings, Two Real Steps Closer to Shutting Down Line 5 in the Great Lakes

“Water Is the Essence of Life”

The Forgotten Great Lake?

A Mother’s Day Letter to My Children

Courtroom Showdown Coming Friday over Line 5 Shutdown

Great Lakes groups band together to challenge Nestlé and water crises in Flint and beyond

Federal Court Hears Arguments from Bad River Band and Enbridge in Appeal of Line 5 Pipeline Shutdown Order

Nessel v. Enbridge: Oral arguments in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

FLOW Appeals MPSC Decision Approving the Line 5 Tunnel

Denial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak: Exposing Enbridge’s Playbook on Line 5

Author Jerry Dennis Looks Back and Ahead as “The Living Great Lakes” Turns 20

Have a Plastic Free Picnic in Summer 2024

Taking Out the Trash: A Look at Extended Producer Responsibility

Opinion // Keep Michigan water affordable and in public hands

Green Infrastructure: Smart solutions for stormwater runoff

Great Lakes Manure Conference: Agriculture Runoff and Lake Erie

New York City school group visits to learn about Great Lakes issues

Drinking Water Week 2024

“Wilderness, Water and Rust” – A conversation with author Jane Elder

Protecting citizen rights and access to water

State Expands Clean Water Funding; More Funding Needed

A Watershed Moment: The Great Lakes Compact After 15 Years

WEBINAR: The Ethics of Sharing Great Lakes Water – April 17, 2024

8 ways to keep the Great Lakes great

In Honor of John Monroe Frey: A Dear Friend of FLOW

Policy Brief: Polluter Accountability in Michigan

Making Polluters Pay: How to Fix State Law and Policy to Protect Groundwater and Michigan Taxpayers

FLOW’s Legislative Recommendations for Michigan’s 102nd Legislature

Court upholds permit denial for private boat basin and channel on Long Lake

FLOW Applauds EPA for First-Ever, National Enforceable Drinking Water Standards for PFAs

What happens when we treat water as a commodity?

Stephanie Kimball joins the FLOW team as Operations Manager

AG Nessel’s lawsuit against Allegan County CAFO

FLOW welcomes Marshall Protetch, Public Engagement Manager

Michigan Water Day resolution 2024

World Water Day: Water Unites Us All

Groundwater Awareness Week: March 10-16, 2024

The new abnormal: Ice cover and the ecology of the Great Lakes

Get the Facts on Line 5 with FLOW’s New, Updated Fact Sheet

How the Great Lakes Will Benefit from Governor Whitmer’s Energy Plan

Michigan eliminates counterproductive environmental rules committee

Indiana Wetland Protection Rollback Threatens Great Lakes

Happy Birthday to our founder, Jim Olson!

Virtual book talk with environmental novelist Maryann Lesert

A Festering Issue: Why Michigan Can’t Afford to Cave to Big Manure

Water, Clean Energy Budget Boosts in Governor’s Budget

Support FLOW with a Special Gift

The 2024 Issue Outlook: Hope and Possibility for Michigan’s Environment

Chemours Site Cleanup: FLOW Supports Community Advocates Calling for Polluter to Restore Michigan Waters

Carolan Sonderegger joins FLOW as Policy Director

53% of groundwater aquifers are losing water

FLOW Appeals MPSC Permit to Site Replacement Line 5 Pipeline in Proposed Great Lakes Tunnel

Large-Volume Groundwater Withdrawals and the Public Trust

FLOW joins amicus brief in Michigan Supreme Court CAFO case

Groundwater Story Map: updated, interactive data on Michigan’s hidden resource

The Great Lakes: Fact or Fake | A new book by FLOW senior advisor Dave Dempsey

History of The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement: Some progress, some problems

Disgraceful: MPSC Approves Permit for Enbridge Tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac; Breaches Legal Duty to Protect Michigan’s Natural Resources

Douglas Jester announced chair of FLOW Board of Directors

Traverse City Participates in a Binational Exercise to Re-energize the Ecosystem Approach

Be a part of a wave of support for FLOW this Giving Tuesday

EGLE’s denial of permit for Long Lake private private marina upheld

We Love the Water: A conversation with Eva Petoskey

FLOW welcomes Carrie La Seur as its new Legal Director

Water: Essential for Life, Victim of Politics

Bottled water: A threat to public water, but there’s hope

A conversation with DNR Director M. Scott Bowen

Michigan state legislators introduce water affordability bills

New methods enable tracking of beach contamination sources

Why does Michigan need a statewide code for septic systems?

Don’t flush that!

Free water well testing now available in Michigan

Stop doing that, or else we’ll tell you to stop again: BASF polluting the Detroit River

Defending Public Trust Rights to Enjoy Indiana’s Lake Michigan Shoreline

FLOW’s Technical Questions for the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority

Where do plastic bags and bottles go to die?

A River of Manure: CAFO Sewage Runoff Threatens Water Systems

Michigan’s Sixth Great Lake: FLOW featured in July 31 “Northern Express”

Michigan: First in Fresh Water, Last in Septic Regulation

Gov. Whitmer signs “No Stricter Than Federal” roll-back: Why it matters

U.S. Army Corps to Limit Line 5 Tunnel Review

On this day in 2010: Enbridge Oil Spill in Kalamazoo River

FLOW commends new EGLE appointments

PFAS Chemicals in Tap Water More Widespread Than Thought

Canadian Wildfires and AQI

FLOW welcomes Kyle Plummer as its new Development Director

No Stricter Than Federal

Manipulating Great Lakes Water Levels

Bridge Across The Border: The International Joint Commission and US-Canada Boundary Water Relations

Sackett v. EPA: Supreme Court Takes a Whack at Wetlands, but Michigan Has a Shield

The Environment and Your Summer Outing

Megan Kelto Joins FLOW as Director of Public Engagement

Michigan Great Lakes Freshwater Awareness Week

Plastic-Free Picnics

Good Beach News as Summer Begins

Trees Can Talk – If We Learn How To Listen: Part One

Trees Can Talk – If We Learn How To Listen: Part Two

Drinking Water Awareness Week – May 7-13th

Change Makers: Earth Day Heroes Reflect on Successful Advocacy – Relationships, Persistence and Hope

FLOW Welcomes Caelyn Brintnell as our Operations Manager

AFFEW Engages Many: An Interview with Founder Julia Chambers

Earth Day: The Long View

National Environmental Education Awareness Week

Make It Right Michigan: Restore Sadony Bayou

Federal Rescue Funds Support Michigan Drinking Water, Wastewater Projects

The Great Lakes State Must Protect Fresh Water and Human Health from Untreated Sewage

Preview: SepticSmart Week Aims to Protect Water Quality and Public Health across Michigan, USA

Get SepticSmart to Stop Pollution, Save Money

SepticSmart: Can Michigan Move from Last to First?

Michigan Legislature on Wednesday Will Consider Bill to Control Waste from Septic Systems
Happy New Year 2023!

First Day of Spring 2023

PFAS: Every Fish Everywhere All at Once

New York Lawmakers Introduce Bill Based on FLOW’s Model ‘Public Water, Public Justice’ Act

Got Groundwater?

Keeping Water Public and Protected for All in the Great Lakes State

Combating CAFO Pollution

Legislature’s Assault on Environment Defies State Constitution

Good News on Groundwater

Register Today for March 21 Webinar: The Case for a Statewide Septic Code in Michigan

FLOW and Allies File Amicus Brief with Michigan Supreme Court to Protect Waterways from Industrial Agriculture Pollution

FLOW Welcomes Court Order in Michigan Attorney General’s Case to Shut Down Line 5

Regulating the Victims: The Backwards Nature of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act

Governor Whitmer’s Budget Proposes Major New Funding for Water Priorities

Michigan DNR Sets Feb. 8 Deadline for Public to Comment on Proposed Camp Grayling Expansion

Breaking News: Traverse City Unanimously Approves Resolution Affirming Public Ownership of Our Water as a Human Right, Public Trust, and Defense against Privatization

From Wastelands to Wetlands: Once Condemned, Now Celebrated

FLOW Raises Concerns on Proposed 162,000-Acre Camp Grayling Expansion in Michigan

How Are We Using Great Lakes Water and Groundwater?

Michigan’s Ottawa County has a Groundwater Conundrum

What U.S. and Canada Won’t Say in the ‘State of the Great Lakes’ Reports

Keep Michigan’s Water Affordable and in Public Hands

FLOW on the Go in Traverse City

Michigan Coastal Research Reserve Would Boost Science, Attract Visitors

Veteran Great Lakes Advocate and Author Explores Letting Rivers ‘Meander’ in Latest Book

Exploring Sally Cole-Misch’s book “The Best Part of Us”

In His Newest Book, Jerry Dennis Defines “Up North”

2022 Year in Review: FLOW Makes Advances along the Waterfront

Energize FLOW With a Gift of Support

The Gift of Freshwater

Oil and Water, and the Public Trust, Don’t Mix in the Great Lakes

Happy Winter Solstice

Catching Up with Environmental Entrepreneur Lucy Jones at Year’s End

Help Stop These Legislative Attacks on Michigan’s Water, Trees, and Even the Mackinac Bridge

The Public Trust Doctrine Percolates into State Courts, Legislators, and Commissions to Protect Groundwater, Streams, Lakes, Economies and Quality of Life

Dave Dempsey Reflects on Lessons Learned after 40 Years of Environmental Advocacy

Great Lakes Champions

State of the Great Lakes
The Latest on Line 5: Key Pathways to Protect the Great Lakes from an Oil Spill Disaster

On Tuesday, Michigan Can Vote for Clean Water and Climate Action

The Unfulfilled Promise of ‘Zero Discharge’ into Public Waters

Jim Olson Passes the Torch to Zach Welcker, FLOW’s First Full-Time Legal Director

Clean Water: It’s About Holding Officials Accountable

Considering Michigan’s Orphaned Resource—Inland Lakes—on the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act

The Clean Energy Transition: Minimizing Risks to the Great Lakes

The State of Water Quality in Michigan

Where Do We Stand on the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act?

Will the Supreme Court Shrink the Clean Water Act?

Michigan DEQ Ignores Law to OK Brine Disposal Wells

Groundwater Connection: FLOW’s Two-Part Podcast on the Sixth Great Lake, the Water Beneath the Ground

Liz Kirkwood Reflects on the Importance of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement After 50 Years

Lack of Septic Maintenance Requirements Threatens Michigan Public Health

Groundwater Emerges into the Light

Hundreds Attend Army Corps Hearing, Strong Majority Speaks Out against Proposed Oil Pipeline Tunnel under the Great Lakes

FLOW to U.S. Army Corps: Oil Tunnel in the Great Lakes Is Not a Solution

EPA Move Has Big Implications for Michigan’s PFAS “Forever Chemical” Toxic Sites

Introducing the Olson-Dempsey Fund for Public Trust in the Great Lakes

A Modest Proposal: The Biggest State Park in America

The Sea Lamprey Centennial: From Ruin to Rehabilitation

Progress and Hope for the Environment

FLOW: Today’s Line 5 Court Decision is Bad for the State of Michigan, Bad for State Courts, and Bad for Plaintiffs

Jake Bright to Swim the Manitou Passage to Benefit FLOW, North Manitou Light Keepers

Introducing Kelli Fitzpatrick: FLOW Intern, Writer, Environmental Optimist

Supreme Court Decision: Let the Country Burn

Long Overdue: A Library of the Great Lakes

Appreciating and Protecting Michigan’s Inland Lakes

FLOW Welcomes Milliken Law and Policy Interns, Mary Basso and Irene Namae

‘A Step toward Victory for the Public and the Great Lakes’

Helping Great Lakes Communities Address Microplastic Pollution

FLOW to Michigan Public Service Commission: No Enbridge Oil Tunnel Without Authorization Under Public Trust Doctrine

FLOW Press Statement—Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. EPA

Michigan’s Forgotten Resource: The Water Flowing Underground

Test Your Great Lakes Water Knowledge
FLOW’s 2021 Annual Report

You’re Never Too Old to Become a Water Warrior

FLOW’s Jim Olson and Dave Dempsey Honored by IAGLR for Great Lakes Protection Efforts

Public Trust Bill Package Boosts Groundwater Protection in Michigan

Traverse City’s ‘Next Generation’ Leaders Promote a Cleaner, Greener Future

Line 5 “Reality Check”—We Don’t Need Line 5 to Supply Energy to Canadians and Michiganders

Take it from a Fifth Grader: Shut Down Line 5 Now

These Young People are Fighting for Water Justice and Building Community in Michigan and Ohio

Building Consensus to Protect Michigan’s Groundwater

Celebrate Great Lakes and Freshwater Week

FLOW to Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority: No Enbridge Oil Tunnel Without Authorization Under the Public Trust Doctrine

FLOW’s Jim Olson Honored with Large Lake Champion Award

Faster Testing Results, Few Problem Beaches

FLOW Welcomes Drew Broadway as Operations Manager

Delivering Water In Flint: An Outsider Documents a Community in Crisis and Recovery

A Next Generation Voice Speaks Up to Keep Our Water Public and Protected

Shrinking Our ‘Water Footprint’ to Protect the Great Lakes

Earth Day Reflection: Beach Cleanup at North Bar Lake Nets 89 Pounds of Single-Use Plastics and Other Trash