"Today is proof that a people-powered movement can stand up to some of the most powerful special interests in Michigan. Now we must continue to mobilize across the state."
Oil & Water Don't Mix coalition response to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) approving a permit for Enbridge to construct the Line 5 oil tunnel through the heart of the Great Lakes.
On December 16, 2025, concerned citizens from across the political spectrum and across the state rallied on the steps of Lansing in a rare moment of nonpartisan opposition to data centers. Referring to themselves as Michiganders Against Data Centers, everyday folks converged on the state capitol to call out the rampant political corruption driving the explosion in data center proposals rippling across Michigan.
More than 92,000 comments were submitted to Michigan’s environmental regulatory agency opposing the state granting Canadian corporation Enbridge permits to construct the Line 5 oil tunnel.