Oil & Water Don't Mix

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.

Stunning New Oil Tunnel Report The proposed oil tunnel for the Enbridge Line 5 puts Michiganders on the hook when it fails. Join me in telling @GovWhitmer to deny the tunnel permit.

Last month, we released a report about the huge financial risk that Michigan taxpayers would face if Enbridge's Line 5 oil tunnel gets built.

It would be irresponsible for @GovWhitmer's administration to sign off on this deal. Contact them now: www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/stunning_new...

$1 billion cleanup cost estimated for a winter Mackinac straits oil spill Estimate included in huge Enbridge document trove.

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Did you know that if a Line 5 oil spill were to happen in wintertime, cleanup costs could reach up to $1 billion? Keep in mind that this figure is a decade old and could likely be much more!

The threat of a Line 5 oil spill remains, even in the harsh winter months. It's a good reminder about why we need to #ShutDownLine5.

Flow Water Advocates files Line 5 brief with the Michigan Supreme Court. - Flow Water Advocates November 17, 2025 [ DOWNLOAD: Flow Water Advocates Brief on Appeal (PDF) ]   Traverse City, Mich. — Flow Water Advocates (“Flow”) has filed a brief in its appeal of the Michigan Public Service Commiss...

Flow Water Advocates has filed a brief with the Michigan Supreme Court challenging the permit for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. They argue the Michigan Public Service Commission failed to uphold its public trust duties to protect Great Lakes waters.

This Ojibwe Band Is Suing to Stop a Pipeline From Polluting Their Wetland Home The suit targets a federal permit for Enbridge’s Line 5, which the tribe says puts treaty-protected resources at risk.

NEWS: This Ojibwe Band Is Suing to Stop a Pipeline From Polluting Their Wetland Home

US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Line 5 lawsuit jurisdiction The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in February on a key question that could decide whether state or federal courts will determine the fate of Enbridge Energy’s controversial Line 5.

NEWS: US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Line 5 lawsuit jurisdiction

Big Enbridge Line 5-related arguments on deck. In February, it will be SCOTUS. In March, it will be the Michigan Supreme Court (calendar cases 2 and 3).

As we enter a new year, what remains the same is what we're calling for: Gov. Whitmer to reject the Line 5 oil tunnel plan. Join us in taking action: https://www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/no_oil_tunnel

In Michigan, we believe in keeping our promises. Enbridge’s plan to build an oil tunnel in the Great Lakes violates long standing federal treaties with Native American tribes and should not be allowed to happen. We need to reject the tunnel plan and shut down Line 5.

Across the entire Great Lakes and beyond, we wish everyone in the fight to #ShutDownLine5 a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

If you needed some last-minute gift ideas for friends and family, we've got you covered.

Guess who made the Naughty List this year? You guessed it.

It’s the End of the Tunnel as We Know It (But Don’t Feel Fine) And state authority, and accountability, and environmental protection, and...

This week, a federal judge ruled that Michigan and Tribal Nations cannot take actions to safeguard 20% of the world's available, fresh surface water from corporate polluters.

Read the what this decision means for our work to #ShutDownLine5 going forward: thecurrentowdm.substack.com/p/its-the-en...

When Line 6B ruptured, Enbridge didn't notice anything wrong. 17 hours and a million gallons later, a utility worker sounded the alarm.

Maybe we shouldn't have an oil pipeline in one of the most complex Great Lakes waterways at all. 🤔

#ShutDownLine5 @owdm.bsky.social

Bad River Band Challenges Federal Approval for Line 5 Reroute Wisconsin Tribe Asks DC Federal Court to Overturn the US Army Corps’ Oil Pipeline Permit

BREAKING: Bad River Band Challenges Federal Approval for Line 5 Reroute

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Giving Enbridge a free pass to build an oil tunnel in the Great Lakes, and Michigan risking it all just for a foreign corporate polluter? No thanks. It’s time to reject Enbridge’s tunnel plan and #ShutDownLine5.

#happyhannukah #shutdownline5

I wrote a thing.

The Line 5 tunnel project is for Enbridge profit, not for Great Lakes safety. A 2018 agreement with the State of Michigan allows old Line 5 to continue operating until the tunnel is ready, which means Enbridge will have earned $6 billion in the decade awaiting the tunnel whether or not it’s built.

Oil Is Not Energy What happens when an entire industry hides behind a single word?

What happens when an entire industry - including Enbridge - hides behind a single word?

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Stunning New Oil Tunnel Report The proposed oil tunnel for the Enbridge Line 5 puts Michiganders on the hook when it fails. Join me in telling @GovWhitmer to deny the tunnel permit.

Learn more and take action:

Quote from Skip Pruss, former director of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth: "The tunnel will be constructed at a depth and will encounter 17 atmospheres of pressure. That is more pressure than any tunnel project ever constructed, or attempted to constructed, in the world." Background has an image of the Mackinac Bridge lit at night in Christmas themed lights.

No governmental agency has conducted an independent review of the Line 5 tunnel project. A “trust us” pinky promise from a company like Enbridge isn’t good enough.

Demand @GovWhitmer and @MichiganEGLE conduct a comprehensive review of the proposed Great Lakes tunnel.