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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichigan“Water is life” is the theme of day 1 of protests to shut down Enbridge Line 5
-A little two lane road and a fence topped with barbwire was all that separated Enbridge Energy’s big Line 5 pumping station and a little park where tribal members from all over the upper Midwest gathered.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan vows to seek Line 5 profits if Enbridge defies shutdown order
-In a letter Tuesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer put Enbridge on notice that if the company keeps operating Line 5 in the Straits beyond Wednesday, the state will pursue legal action to recoup any profits Enbridge amasses from “wrongful use of the State’s property.”
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNews
On eve of Line 5 shutdown deadline, Enbridge vows to defy Michigan order
-The Canadian petroleum company technically has until Wednesday night to stop piping oil through the Straits of Mackinac, according to the state of Michigan. But what happens if the company refuses to abide by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s order?
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Climate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterEarth WeekIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice17 Young People on the Moment the Climate Crisis Became Real to Them
-Teen Vogue heard from more than 80 young people about how they imagine the climate crisis might define their future. Here’s what they said.
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Climate ChangeCommercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndigenous CommunitiesLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismNative Rights: Where Great Lakes Tribes can fish and how much is up for debate
-The specifics of Great Lakes Tribes’ right to fish is being hammered out in court, even as state-licensed commercial fishers and the state of Michigan fight over their rules.
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Michigan agency to include climate in tunnel permit review
-The Michigan Public Service Commission delivered a split decision Wednesday in a high-stakes battle over the Line 5 oil pipeline.
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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsMichigan tribe seeks cultural property protection in path of Line 5 project
-The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians is seeking to designate the Straits of Mackinac as a Traditional Cultural Property following the discovery last fall of a potential archaeological site.
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Lawsuit: Michigan wolf advisory group stacked with hunting advocates
-A wolf advocacy group is suing the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, arguing the agency is favoring hunting interests on a group tasked with helping shape Michigan wolf management strategy.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaQuebecWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Ontario Indigenous lawsuit over water dispute, 50,000 sign up for Flint settlement, Ohio infrastructure loans
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndigenous CommunitiesMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeNeed for disputed pipeline argued in Minnesota appeals court
-The Minnesota Department of Commerce, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa, the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, and several Indigenous and environmental groups, argued that Enbridge failed to show long-term need for the Line 3 project.
