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Clean Water Action Responds to EGLE Line 5 Permitting Decision
The following statement can be attributed to Sean McBrearty, Michigan Legislative and Policy Director, Clean Water Action:
“In March of 2020, Clean Water Action applauded EGLE’s proposal to reject Macomb County’s request to build an open sewage lagoon in public waters adjacent to the Chapaton Retention Treatment Basin. EGLE denied this proposal because ceding 1,400 feet of public trust waters for storing sewage was not in the public interest and the project could have potentially damaged public trust waters in Lake St. Clair. How the very same agency can now permit an oil tunnel through
Clean Water Action Congratulates Detroit Water Activists, Calls for Legislative Action to End Water Shut-offs
The following statement can be attributed to Mary Brady-Enerson, Michigan Director, Clean Water Action:
“Today, Mayor Mike Duggan announced a moratorium on water shut-offs for non-payment until the end of 2022. We applaud the decades of activism by so many, including Michigan Welfare Rights Organization, Peoples Water Board Coalition, We the People of Detroit, and other water warriors, who have been working for years to end the injustice of water shut-offs. Water is a human right. It is critical that everyone in Michigan has access to safe, clean, affordable water for drinking, cooking and
Line 5 Decommissioning: Next Steps
Governor Whitmer and the Department of Natural Resources revoked and terminated the 1953 easement allowing Line 5 to operate in the Straits of Mackinac. This was a huge victory that Clean Water Action and our allies have been demanding and working towards for years. We are celebrating, but the fight to decommission Line 5 continues.
Clean Water Action Applauds Governor Whitmer’s Action to Shut Down Line 5
After over a year-long review, the Department of Natural Resources has discovered many incurable violations to the 1953 easement that allows Enbridge to operate Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. We applaud the Governor’s actions to protect Michigan residents and our public trust resources by revoking the 1953 easement and shutting down the Line 5 pipeline.
Clean Water Action Michigan Welcomes Climate Executive Orders
The following statement can be attributed to Mary Brady-Enerson, Michigan Director, Clean Water Action:
“In the past few weeks, the skies over Michigan have been darkened by the smoke from fires burning 2,000 miles away. Over the past year, Michigan’s record-breaking high water levels have eroded the Great Lakes shoreline. Severe storms have flooded communities across our state. All the while, federal authorities have done nothing to prepare our country for the life-threatening impacts of the climate crisis.
Today, Governor Whitmer took bold action on climate change. We applaud these