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Swine CAFO Threatens Environment, Public Health along Lake Michigan Shoreline
Public notice in a local newspaper in October 2017 announced a permit application for a mammoth swine factory near the Oceana/Muskegon County line along Lake Michigan. Called a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), this proposed pollution factory activated our resistance. Reviving Our American Democracy (ROAD) is a White Lake Area public interest group that has worked hard to stop this outrage ever since.
Déjà Vu: PFAS are Latest in Long Line of Failed Chemical Policies
The discovery of toxic per or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in many Michigan locations, the fear and concern these chemicals have stirred, and the difficulty posed to government officials and the public on how to respond feel familiar to those residents 50 and over. PFAS are just the latest symbols of failed chemical policy in a chain reaching back to World War II. That policy has caused disease and death, ruined landscapes and waters, and cost taxpayers scores of billions of dollars. And still politicians haven’t learned.
Walking the Water Line — a Legal Right, But Difficult as Great Lakes Levels Rise
Pack away those dreams of walking miles from bay to bay along the shores of Lake Michigan this summer—unless you want to get wet, that is—reports Linda Dewey for the Glen Arbor Sun. The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the public’s right to walk the Great Lakes shoreline in February when it declined to hear an… line-a-legal-right-but-difficult-as-great-lakes-levels-rise/" title="ReadWalking the Water Line — a Legal Right, But Difficult as Great Lakes Levels Rise”>Read more »
DDT: The 50th Anniversary Everyone Forgot
Photo: Michigan State University ornithologist George Wallace By Dave Dempsey Engulfed in a mammoth chemical crisis involving a family of chemicals known as PFAS, Michigan has something to learn from a 50th anniversary that passed unnoticed last month. In April 1969, Michigan became the first state to effectively ban DDT. It wasn’t easy or quick. Michigan… Read more »
Friday Favorite: Michigan’s Scenic Shoreline Drives
photo by Lauren Hucek Michigan has many candidates for the most scenic drive in America. In my mind, any road that offers remarkable water vistas should join the list. The first 40 miles of US-2 traveling west from St. Ignace are among the most spectacular in the country, as the road rises and falls, opening up views… shoreline-drives/" title="ReadFriday Favorite: Michigan’s Scenic Shoreline Drives”>Read more »
Public Comment to Michigan Pipeline Safety Advisory Board
Good evening, and thank you for the opportunity to comment on what is unfortunately a deeply flawed final Line 5 alternatives study. The people of Michigan are ill-served by this study. It cannot serve as a basis for an informed and intelligent decision about the fate of this profound threat to the Great Lakes. Members… pipeline-safety-advisory-board/" title="ReadPublic Comment to Michigan Pipeline Safety Advisory Board”>Read more »
Pitting Corrosion and the Impact of Zebra and Quagga Mussels on Bare Steel Pipelines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO MEDIA: November 3, 2017 Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director Cell: 570-872-4956 FLOW (For Love of Water) … pipelines/" title="ReadPitting Corrosion and the Impact of Zebra and Quagga Mussels on Bare Steel Pipelines“>Read more »
Statement to Pipeline Safety Advisory Board
The state pipeline safety advisory board met Monday to discuss next steps on Line 5 at the Straits of Mackinac, in the wake of new revelations about shoddy Line 5 maintenance by Enbridge. FLOW’s statement at the meeting said enough is known about the pipeline’s condition and poor maintenance for the state to immediately revoke the… pipeline-safety-advisory-board/" title="ReadStatement to Pipeline Safety Advisory Board”>Read more »
FLOW to Michigan Officials: Sideline the Study and Stop the Oil
