Be a Clean Water Voter in Michigan!
Your vote is your voice - make sure it's heard! Learn more about upcoming elections, how to register to vote, where to cast your ballot, and how to get non-partisan assistance.
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Clean Water Action works in Michigan to protect the Great Lakes and all the waters in-between, from groundwater to the water tap. We empower people to take action to protect the health of Michigan's waters, our communities, our environment, and our democracy.
Line 5: A Timeline of a Ticking Bomb
Line 5 has already released over 1 million gallons, and crossing over two of the Great Lakes the aging pipeline is a disaster waiting to happen. Click to read a timeline of major Line 5 events, from construction over 70 years ago to present day.
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Making Polluters Pay in Michigan
Michigan once had the strongest “polluter pay” law in the country. In 1995 the polluter pay law was gutted. Today there are hundreds of sites across the state contaminated by corporate polluters, and yet Michigan taxpayers are on the hook to pay for cleanups.
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Our Water Must Never be for Sale – Explaining Public Trust and Why it Matters
Public Trust means that the people of Michigan own our water resources, and the State has a solemn responsibility to protect our water for the use and enjoyment of Michigan residents. This is an important yet often overlooked piece of our bundle of rights in a democratic society.
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The Case for Public Power for Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, having already significantly developed green energy with wind and solar projects throughout the city, is moving toward a new form of energy independence to tackle the climate crisis, equality, and reliability: Municipalization.
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Make a Special Gift to Protect Clean Water in Michigan
With your support, Clean Water organizes and mobilizes to protect our water, our health, our democracy, and our communities across Michigan. Make a special gift to protect clean water in Michigan today!
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Campaigns
Clean Energy in Michigan
Fighting for a clean energy future in Michigan, to protect our health, reinvest in our communities, and reduce climate-changing pollution.
Civic Engagement and Democracy in Michigan
Clean Water Action builds grassroots strength in Michigan to impact environmental policy in Washington, D.C., in Lansing, and at home in our communities.
Protecting The Great Lakes and Michigan's Water
Michigan is the Great Lakes State, surrounded by 21% of all accessible fresh surface water on Earth. Clean Water Action works to protect our freshwater seas and the waters that lead to them now and for future generations.
Protecting Michigan’s Waters: Infrastructure for the Future
We're campaigning to improve our water, sanitary, and stormwater infrastructure to protect our water and health.
State Offices:
909 Abbot Rd.
East Lansing, MI 48823
United States
564 S. Main St
Suite 200
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
United States