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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.
Working To Keep The Great Lakes State Great: Michigan 2023 In Review
2023 has been a year of change and a year of some big victories in Michigan, from historic investments in our state budget for water infrastructure, addressing water affordability, and ensuring that all Michigan schools and daycare centers have lead-free drinking water systems to repealing “No Stricter Than Federal” and continuing to play a lead role in the ongoing fight to shut down the Line 5 pipeline. Our movement is built from the bottom up and without your ongoing support, none of this would be possible.
Smarter Giving Tips - Ways to Support Clean Water in 2024
We have our work cut out for us in 2024. Since our fundraising team puts some serious effort into educating our members and donors (plus folks who offer expert advice on charitable donations) about what we call “smarter giving,” we’d like to offer this summary of SMARTER tips we’ve shared over the past year to help guide or inspire your year-end giving for Clean Water.
Clean Water Action Statement On Methane Regulations
On December 2, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published the final rule to curb methane and other pollutants from the oil and gas sector. Clean Water Action made the following statement:
Line 5 Propaganda Is Everywhere - But So Are We. Fact Checking Enbridge:
Everyday the Canadian corporate behemoth Enbridge pushes Line 5 oil across 645 miles of Michigan lands, crossing numerous waterways including underneath the heart of the Great Lakes at the Straits of Mackinac, is another day of potential catastrophe.