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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeGas and oil industry report projects fuel price hikes if Enbridge Line 5 is shut down
-The experts who wrote the report said they were asked to look at whether fuel prices would be affected if Line 5 suddenly stopped operating.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFlintLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTrial begins in lawsuit against engineering firms that advised Flint during water crisis
-A federal trial is underway to decide if engineering firms that advised the city of Flint on water issues bear some responsibility for the city’s water crisis.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWhat Michigan can do as global report details ‘closing window’ on climate
-Climate change is irreversibly damaging global ecosystems, economies and human health and wellbeing, according to a landmark report, and experts say Michigan won’t emerge unscathed.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake HuronLake MichiganLake St. ClairLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingSt. Clair RiverDNR announces fishing regulations for Michigan’s 2022 season
-The Michigan Department of Natural Resources this week announced most of the changes will go into effect April 1. Fishing licenses go on sale online March 1 and are valid for a year.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBillions Flow to Water Systems from Federal Pandemic Relief Funds
-Passed nearly a year ago, the American Rescue Plan Act is injecting needed funding into aging water and sewer infrastructure.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRisky Drinking Water Pathogen Has Outsized Effect on Black Americans
-A new analysis shows that rising Legionnaires’ disease cases disproportionately affect Black Americans and people living in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England.
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BudgetClimate ChangeCollaborationHabitat RestorationLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWhat Does Building Back Better Look Like?
-The United States has tentatively allocated $6-billion to conserve and restore coastal areas and prepare for a changing climate. We asked a range of experts how all that money should be spent.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationCommercial FishingFish, Birds and AnimalsIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsBreaking up: Ice loss is changing one Anishinaabe fisherman’s relationship with Lake Superior
-Respect for water was as much a part of Phillip Solomon’s fishing education as sawing through thick winter ice. The Anishinaabe fisherman can see how rising temperatures are changing Gitchigumi and the fish his community relies on.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLine 5’s impact on climate change being reviewed as part of tunnel decision
-Line 5 sits on the lakebed of the Straits of Mackinac which connects Lakes Michigan and Huron. Advocates are worried about the risk of an oil spill in the lakes.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectNew report finds Enbridge Line 5 closure will cause little pain to Michigan
-Among the arguments used by Canadian energy giant Enbridge in support of its Line 5 pipeline that runs through Michigan is that, if it’s closed, there will be a significant impact on energy prices for consumers.
