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Protect the Great Lakes - Stop The USACE From Fast-Tracking Risky Line 5 Oil Tunnel Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is considering bypassing required environmental impact studies and permitting the controversial Line 5 oil tunnel beneath the Great Lakes under a presidential emergency order. Rushing the approval process for an oil tunnel beneath the Great Lakes is the opposite of emergency action – it’s reckless endangerment. The decision is not final, and we have time right now to stop this dangerous proposal in its tracks.
Picture of Mackinac Straits. Caption: Protect Our Great Lakes & Straits, Shut Down Line 5 No Tunnel
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Protect the Great Lakes & the People Who Depend on Them!

March 2, 2022 | By Steve Schultz

Today is Great Lakes Day, and a time to reflect on how unique the Great Lakes region is. 21% of the Earth’s available fresh surface water is on our doorstep. The lakes are beautiful and provide enjoyable opportunities from fishing, swimming, enjoying a beach and watching sunrise and sunsets over the

Great Lakes as seen from space
Calendar counting down to May 12th, 2021 - Deadline for Line 5 Shutdown
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Line 5 Decommissioning: Next Steps

November 28, 2020 | By Sean McBrearty
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.
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Minnesotans Meet with Congressional Delegation to Prioritize Great Lakes Protection and Drinking Water

March 24, 2020 | By Steve Schultz

Clean Water Action Minnesota was in DC to talk about and support the GLRI Act of 2019 and advocated for significantly increasing federal funding for clean water and safe drinking water programs. The GLRI Act would provide stability for Great Lakes funding for at least five years, provide secure and stable funding, and will encourage more state and local governments, as well as private businesses, to invest in protection and restoration across the Great Lakes basin.

Minnesota’s Great Lakes Day team meeting with Republican U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD-1)
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