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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 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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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.
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APFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndigenous CommunitiesMichiganMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingThe StatesWisconsinChippewa tribes blast wolf hunt, say it was about killing
-State-licensed hunters killed 216 wolves in four days, nearly double their quota of 119 animals. The DNR estimated about 1,000 wolves roamed Wisconsin before the hunt.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndigenous CommunitiesLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTreaty Rights Acknowledged For First Time in Oil Pipeline’s Controversial History
-Michigan’s Indigenous communities hold long-standing legal rights to protect lands and waters.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterGroundwater ContaminationIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOntarioQuebecU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHotSpots H2O: Canadian Government Misses Target to End Water Insecurity for First Nations Communities
-Many First Nations in Canada continue to live without clean water six years after the government began actively addressing the issue, according to a report published late last month.
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ChicagoDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature-ChicagoIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesLake MichiganLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaQuebecWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsDrinking Water News Roundup: Climate change and Illinois water withdrawals, clean water for Michigan students
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
