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An abridged and ongoing list: Things Enbridge Takes Credit For
Published May 24, 2024; updated November 7, 2025 Do you enjoy celebrating the holidays with your friends and family? How about checking items off your bucket list, or watching the Super Bowl? Are cookies, chips, and pizza some of your guilty pleasures? Believe it or not, you can thank your friendly neighborhood pipeline company for… Read more »
Flow Water Advocates opposes Gratiot County CAFO permit
Register for the hearing on February 3, 6pm: Register here Learn more about the proposed permit: Download the fact sheet Flow Water Advocates and commenters oppose Gratiot County CAFO expansion; request public hearing. DOWNLOAD: Comments and Request for Public Hearing on Draft Permit MI0060380, KB Farm LLC-CAFO (PDF) Traverse City, Mich. — Flow Water Advocates… Read more »
Policy Brief: The hidden costs of anaerobic digesters and biogas
Anaerobic digesters are facilities that decompose organic waste, separating biogas from a sludge called “digestate.” Biogas can be used on-site, paired with a facility like a livestock confinement, or processed into purified pipeline-grade biomethane for electricity or transportation. While biogas can be part of a sustainable farm operation, it has many potential shortfalls that must… Read more »
Advisories against consuming fish triple in Michigan
A science review has prompted state officials to sharply increase the number and scope of fish consumption advisories related to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), a chemical that is part of the dangerous PFAS family of “forever chemicals.” The advisories encourage Michiganders to limit, or in some cases stop, eating some species of fish, depending on the… Read more »
Science alone won’t save the lake: Agricultural runoff in the Western Lake Erie Basin.
Facing facts and moving forward: Notes from the 2025 State of the Western Lake Erie Basin Conference. On June 26, the State of the Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB) conference, hosted by Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), brought together researchers, agency staff, and community advocates working in one of Michigan’s most… Read more »
The Pine River Stories: The Genius in the Current
By Carrie La Seur, Legal Director — The late afternoon sun, hours from sunset as the days stretch out, promises the first true warmth of spring. It’s 5 p.m. on April 25, 2025, and I nestle into the snug seat of my red, white, and blue Jackson river kayak. The Alma impoundment, usually a green,… Read more »
SOLD OUT: Sound & Shore with May Erlewine
Join Flow Water Advocates on August 27, 2026, from 6 to 9pm for “Sound & Shore”, an intimate and unforgettable evening of music, meaning, and movement at Rove Winery in Traverse City. May Erlewine — one of Michigan’s most powerful musical voices — will fill the air with songs that stir the soul, spark connection,… Read more »
Polluter accountability bills Introduced in Michigan Legislature
New bills would help clean up, prevent environmental contamination June 11, 2025 Polluter accountability legislation, including Senate Bills 385, 368, 387, 391, 392, and 393, was introduced this week by State Senators. Several of the bills have already been introduced in the House as HB 4636-4640, and the remaining bills will be introduced this week…. Read more »
