#ShutDownLine5

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

Stop The Line 5 Oil Tunnel Permit

Now is the time for action. Michigan residents and concerned citizens across the country must raise their voices. Contact Governor Whitmer and EGLE Director Roos to demand that EGLE deny the Line 5 tunnel permit. Together, we can ensure that the Great Lakes are protected for future generations.

Sowing Seeds for Spring: An Earth Day Reflection

April 22, 2024 | By Nichole Keway Biber

On Earth Day and as the traditional nursery rhyme about April showers and May flowers perhaps come to mind, there is an invitation to greet this time of year with a sense of hope for renewal.

Backyard garden with decorative sign "Planting A Seed Is Believing In Tomorrow"

Indigenous women protest next to the Straits of Mackinac and Line 5

Line 5 Propaganda Is Everywhere - But So Are We. Fact Checking Enbridge:

December 2, 2023 | By Nichole Keway Biber

Everyday the Canadian corporate behemoth Enbridge pushes Line 5 oil across 645 miles of Michigan lands, crossing numerous waterways including underneath the heart of the Great Lakes at the Straits of Mackinac, is another day of potential catastrophe.

The Roots of Clean Water: Biodiversity as Climate Action

October 5, 2023 | By Nichole Keway Biber

"In the cultural traditions and spiritual instructions of the Anishinaabe, we uphold the philosophy Gidinawendimin - We Are All Related."

To at long last take responsibility for healing among ourselves and our places to ensure a living world for the next 7 Generations there is much work to be done

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.