#ShutDownLine5

Democracy and Environment at stake in the Michigan Attorney General race

October 28, 2022 | By Sean McBrearty

When Dana Nessel was sworn in as Michigan’s Attorney General in January of 2019, an era of overdue reform and renewed advocacy for the people of Michigan began. For years before, the Attorney General’s office had largely served to protect corporate interests at the expense of Michigan residents and the natural resources on which we all rely.

Erik McCleary testifying at USACE hearing wearing No Line 5 Oil Tunnel shirt.

Proposed Line 5 Tunnel: Submitted Comment to The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

September 9, 2022 | By Erik McCleary

"My name is Erik McCleary, I’m the Southeast Michigan Program Organizer for Clean Water Action. We represent over 135,000 Michigan residents who value our Great Lakes and don’t want to see them continue to be put at risk for an oil company’s profits."

Remembering The Kalamazoo

July 26, 2022 | By Jennifer Schlicht and Sean McBrearty

Twelve years ago yesterday, on July 25th 2010, a oil pipeline burst in Marshall, Michigan. 17 hours later and over 1.1 million gallons later, someone noticed.

Calendar counting down to May 12th, 2021 - Deadline for Line 5 Shutdown

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.

We need action on Line 5, not political grandstanding

September 26, 2018 | By Sean McBrearty

Promoting toothless bills is nothing more than an effort to trick constituents into thinking their elected representatives are looking out for them -- rather than Enbridge and the other corporations that have bought their loyalty and votes.

Protect the Great Lakes, Shut Down Line 5

Great Lakes / photo: flickr.com/gsfc (CC BY 2.0)

How Big Oil is Using Big Bucks to Put Our Great Lakes at Risk

December 5, 2017 | By Sean McBrearty

"We have two options here: demand our elected officials to act on behalf of their constituents and decommission Line 5 before it fails, or continue to elect people like Governor Snyder and Attorney General Schuette and keep our fingers crossed."