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SHUT. IT. DOWN.

To tune in to the court proceedings live, go here: www.courts.michigan.gov/court-livest...

Press Conference: Line 5 Tunnel Permit at the Michigan Supreme Court Four Tribal Nations and three environmental groups are asking the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that upheld a permit granted in 2023 by th...

Press conference at Michigan Supreme Court will begin at 11:30 - tune in here!

Come join us in Lansing on March 11 to witness the Michigan Supreme Court take on two cases challenging Enbridge's Line 5 buildout in the Great Lakes! 

RSVP: https://www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/mi_supreme_court_gathering

The Latest on Line 5 The clock is ticking on Enbridge. In 2023, a Federal Court ordered Enbridge to shut down and remove the pipeline, and the Judge gave Enbridge 3 years to do it. At the time, oil industry experts were clear that with at least 18 months' notice, the industry could adjust and there would be little to no impact at the gas pump. We’re now less than 4 months away, and Enbridge still doesn’t have a decommissioning plan. Instead, they are begging the courts to delay the shutdown order and doing whatever they can to keep the oil flowing, and forcing Wisconsin and the Great Lakes to assume all the risk.

Read this great breakdown about what's happening in Wisconsin in the fight to #ShutDownLine5.

Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin. The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the cost of riot gear.

Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin.

US Supreme Court hears oral arguments for Enbridge Line 5 case A lawsuit was filed by state Attorney General Dana Nessel in 2019. The suit seeks to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5, which runs through the Straits of Mackinac.

WATCH: US Supreme Court hears oral arguments for Enbridge Line 5 case

www.uppermichiganssource.com/2026/02/28/u...

Illustration of a crowd in front of Michigan Supreme Court holding banner "Justice for the Great Lakes Starts with You" and holding "Shut Down Line 5" signs. text reads, "Join us in Lansing! Climate Counts: MI Supreme Court Gathering. March 11 in Lansing, RSVP at oilandwaterdontmix.org/events" Organizational logos at bottom: Flow Water Advocates, Oil & Water Don't Mix, Michigan Climate Action Network, MI Sierra Club, Environmental Law and Policy Center, Groundwork, NMEAC

Save the date. Meet us in Lansing on Wednesday, March 11 to show up for the movement to #ShutDownLine5 before a pivotal Michigan Supreme Court hearing. 

 RSVP: https://www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/mi_supreme_court_gathering

Environmental groups file challenge to DNR Line 5 decision • Wisconsin Examiner A group of Wisconsin environmental organizations filed a legal challenge to the DNR's permit approval of the Line 5 pipeline reroute.

NEWS: Environmental groups file challenge to DNR Line 5 decision

Ashland County approves deal to get paid for policing protests of Enbridge's Line 5 reroute Canadian energy firm Enbridge will reimburse Ashland County for the cost of policing protests that are anticipated with construction of its Line 5 reroute under a deal arranged by the Wisconsin Counties Association.

BREAKING: The Wisconsin Counties Association arranged a deal for Enbridge to reimburse counties for public safety costs

The U.S. Supreme Court will hold oral arguments on Tuesday for a case that will decide whether Michigan or federal courts will have jurisdiction to consider our fight to #ShutDownLine5.

To listen to the audio live stream February 24 at 10 a.m. head here: www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...

“once the whitefish are gone from waters that can’t sustain them, they won’t be coming back.”

Colorful poster urging Governor Whitmer to reject the Line 5 oil tunnel; features images of Gov. Whitmer wearing pink and holding a Barbie doll around playful pop-art graphics.

We're running up on the deadline to contact Gov. Whitmer and EGLE to prevent Enbridge's dangerous Line 5 tunnel scheme. 

Send them a message now: https://www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/decision_watch

Map of state of Michigan being caught by a fishing hook. Text says, "Michigan: Do you want to be on the hook for owning an expensive fossil fuel tunnel leased exclusively to a foreign corporation for 99 years? Contact EGLE to reject the Line 5 oil tunnel."

Our last chance to stop Enbridge from constructing a dirty, dangerous fossil fuel tunnel through the heart of the Great Lakes is soon approaching.

Contact Gov. Whitmer before the end of the week: https://www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/decision_watch

It's the Climate, Stupid The real threat to the Great Lakes isn't an oil spill. It's the daily carbon spill.

We already know that physical oil spills in the Great Lakes are devastating. But what about the daily threat of carbon dioxide polluting our air with fossil fuel infrastructure like Line 5?

Read more: open.substack.com/pub/thecurre...

[Bay Mills Indian Community Whitney] Gravelle said. “And that is something that the tribes are not going to stand for. The tunnel will bore through those sacred sites and essentially destroy them.” (3/3)

“There are hundreds, if not thousands of archeological sites on the north and the south side of the Straits that have not been properly vetted, that have not properly been considered, that are up for essentially destruction by approval of this project... (2/3)

Line 5 tunnel decision shifts to Michigan as federal review ends Michigan regulators seek more information about archeological and cultural site impacts from proposed Enbridge tunnel project.

NEWS: Right as @MichiganEGLE mulls its permitting decision for the Line 5 oil tunnel later this month, the agency sent a letter to Enbridge asking for more information about how the tunnel will impact Tribal cultural resources in the Straits. (1/3)

www.mlive.com/environment/...

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The EPA has proposed new rules that would weaken state & tribal authority under the Clean Water Act, making it easier for oil pipeline companies to push risky projects through federal permitting, even when they threaten water quality.

Take action with us: www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/stop_rigging...

contact governor whitmer here: www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/decision_watch

Read our latest blog entry exclusively on The Current: https://thecurrentowdm.substack.com/p/no-more-stays

Join us for a very special opportunity to hear from one of the leading attorneys working to #ShutDownLine5 ahead of the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court hearing for Enbridge v. Nessel. 

RSVP: https://www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/monthly_campaign_call_20260210

Army Corps report warns of permanent wetland and cultural impacts from Line 5 tunnel - Detroit Metro Times Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 oil tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac would permanently damage wetlands and harm an area of deep cultural and historical importance to Indigenous tribes, prompting rene...

Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 oil tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac would permanently damage wetlands and harm an area of deep cultural and historical importance to Indigenous tribes, according to a new federal environmental review.

Stop Rigging the Clean Water Act Tell the EPA: Don’t weaken state and tribal power to protect the #GreatLakes.

Sign our new action: Stop the EPA from Rigging the Rules for Oil Pipelines

www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/stop_rigging...

Flow Water Advocates challenging Line 5 project in MI Supreme Court Flow Water Advocates, a non-profit organization, is challenging the Michigan Public Service Commission’s approval of a permit for the Line 5 pipeline in Michigan Supreme Court.

NEWS: Flow Water Advocates challenging Line 5 project in MI Supreme Court

Our next campaign call on 2/10 will feature one of the nation's leading tribal rights litigators who will explain what's at stake in the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case on the fate of Line 5's operation.

RSVP: https://www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/monthly_campaign_call_20260210

When a Corporation Decides States Can't Protect Their Own Waters The Line 5 case Enbridge doesn’t want Michigan courts to hear.

As Line 5 heads to the U.S. Supreme Court next month, stay up-to-date on all the legal nuances by reading our newest Substack article: thecurrentowdm.substack.com/p/when-a-cor...

Snowy landscape with skiers; lake in the background shows an oil slick. Text: "Love the view? Protect it from Big Oil. Shut Down Line 5."

Skiers beware - don't get an oil spill ruin your winter plans. It’s up to us as stewards of the Great Lakes to stand together to protect our health, communities and environment and say #ShutDownLine5.

Folks, we're in the final stretch to make public comments to EGLE to reject Enbridge's permits for the Line 5 oil tunnel. 

Governor Whitmer's administration has a responsibility to stand up for the Great Lakes and reject this risky proposal: https://www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/decision_watch

While a Line 5 tunnel lines the pockets of greedy corporations, it will cost our communities billions in climate damages - $41 billion until the year 2070.

Governor Whitmer: Protect the Great Lakes and reject the tunnel project.