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Freighter Fails in Great Lakes Highlight Line 5 Risks
After the devastating collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Michiganders are not ruling out a similar tragedy in the Great Lakes. After obtaining a public records request from the U.S. Coast Guard, a new report in the Detroit News discovered that Great Lakes freighters lost control or power more than 200 times between 2012 and May 2022, and crashed with stationary objects more than 60 times over the same decade. While the News notes that a freighter crash similar to the Key Bridge tragedy is unlikely with the Mackinac Bridge, there is a profound risk of damaging Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.
Why a 3200 ft Buffer is Critical for CA Communities
CalGEM and the Governor’s office have proposed new oil and gas public health rules. They have proposed a 3200-foot setback from new oil and gas wells to protect frontline communities. This is huge -- but we have to make sure the proposal is finalized.
Michigan Currents | Fall 2021
In This Issue: Protect Michigan Voting Rights! | Public Resource or Commodity? Defining our Water in the Time of Climate Crisis | Line 5 News: Canada Invokes 1977 Transit Pipeline Treaty — What Does That Mean? | Line 5 Tunnel Permits Move Forward, Despite Major Concerns | Getting Free from DTE Energy | 2021 Great Lakes Awards Celebration
Texas Currents | Fall 2021
In This Issue: TCEQ Sunset Review Brings Opportunity for Cleaner Air & Water | PEC's Anti-Solar Policies on Hold -- for Now | Ambitious Water Reuse Strategies in Austin | Texas' Broken System for Controlling Water Pollution | Sewage Discharge Highlights TCEQ's Shortcomings | Texas Redistricting Spells Trouble for Democracy
Clean Water Currents | Fall 2021
In This Issue: Time to deliver on Build Back Better | Our Freedom to Vote | Getting the lead out | EPA must protect streams and wetlands | EPA can protect our water from PFAS | Shutdown the pipelines | Wins for Clean Water across the nation