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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
November 17, 2025 [ DOWNLOAD: Flow Water Advocates Brief on Appeal (PDF) ] Traverse City, Mich. — Flow Water Advocates (“Flow”) has filed a brief in its appeal of the Michigan Public Service Commission’s decision to approve a permit for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. Flow’s appeal will… line-5-brief-with-the-michigan-supreme-court/" title="ReadFlow Water Advocates files Line 5 brief with the Michigan Supreme Court.”>Read more »
Download this guide (PDF) Writing a Letter to the Editor of your local newspaper is a great way to keep the Line 5 pipeline issue front and center, and educate our communities and elected officials about the threat Line 5 poses, and why we need to shut down Line 5. First, know your newspaper’s guidelines:… line-5-letter-to-the-editor/" title="ReadHow to write a great Line 5 letter to the editor”>Read more »
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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… line-5-tunnel-permit/" title="ReadMichigan Supreme Court grants review of Line 5 tunnel permit”>Read more »
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… line-5-tunnel-permit/" title="ReadFlow, Sierra Club, and Surfrider Foundation to EGLE: Reject the Line 5 tunnel permit.”>Read more »
