WEBINAR: Thursday, August 20 at 12:00pm EDT Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline and proposed tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac threaten the Great Lakes, while primarily serving Canada. In July, the Tribal and environmental coalition earned a significant victory when the Michigan Supreme Court vacated a required state permit for the tunnel project. Meanwhile, additional state… Line 5“>Read more »
Register for our Line 5 webinar on Aug. 20 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 31, 2026 Michigan Supreme Court upholds the public’s rights to the Great Lakes, orders new review of Line 5 tunnel. Traverse City, Mich., July 31, 2026 — The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that Michigan regulators failed to properly weigh the Great Lakes’… Line 5 tunnel permit decision”>Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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
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 »
