Clean Water Action Michigan

Clean Water Action Michigan

@cleanwatermi.bsky.social

The Great Lakes are pretty cool. We work to protect them + the waters and people in-between. Learn more at cleanwater.org/MI

2,267 Followers 565 Following 441 Posts Joined May 2023
5 hours ago

The fight to #ShutDownLine5 and the tunnel scheme at the Michigan Supreme Court right now.

Watch the livestream now ⤵️ and the press conference at 11:30

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19 hours ago

Tomorrow! Stand up for our freshwater future and keeping our #GreatLakes great!

❤️💧 #ShutDownLine5

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1 day ago
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Data Centers and AI Are a Betrayal of Indigenous Lifeways Editor’s Note: In a series of articles exploring the large-scale development of data centers and the implications of artificial intelligence (AI), this initial offering by Dr. Nichole Keway Biber cons...

"The truth is simple: all of us require water, food, and reciprocal relationships with the biodiversity of species.

The first steps are simple. Don’t click on AI."

More on data centers from our Mid MI organizer Dr. Nichole Keway Biber:

nativenewsonline.net/opinion/data...

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2 weeks ago

Line 5 at the Supreme Court TODAY

#ShutDownLine5
#SCOTUS

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3 weeks ago
Tell EPA: HANDS OFF the Clean Water Act! Take action before Feb 17

Trump's EPA is targeting Section 401, one of the strongest tools that states and Tribes have to protect our waters from pollution. Public comment is open until February 17th - speak up now!

cleanwater.org/actions/hand...

#ProtectCleanWater

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1 month ago
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Dr. King as a Blueprint for Activist Ethnography As a burgeoning anthropologist, I have had to come to terms many times over with the history of the discipline. The use of words like “primitive” or “exotic” used to describe what we see as the “other...

“We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed"

#MLKDay

cleanwater.org/2026/01/14/d...

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1 month ago
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"Billionaires" Ball · Michiganders for Money Out of Politics Join like-minded community members who value a political system more responsive to regular voters than people and corporations with millions of dollars to spend. Help energize the Michiganders for Mo...

Tonight in Ann Arbor! Join community members who value a political system more responsive to regular voters than the billionaires and corporations.

Bring your fancy dress or just bring yourself, and let's make a Michigan that works for all of us! 🥂

www.mobilize.us/mmop/event/8...

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1 month ago
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Fresh Discover important Great Lakes environmental news and policies. Subscribe to Fresh for weekly updates delivered straight to your inbox.

A new report released this week by the University of Virginia’s Cooper Center for Public Service analyzes the economic and energy impacts of data centers in the eight Great Lakes states.
Want access to the latest Great Lakes news? Sign up for Fresh today: buff.ly/KjCLTMt
#GreatLakes #Environment

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2 months ago

Utility $$$ in our politics = data centers being pushed across the state - despite locals consistently showing up and speaking out NO.

Help create a Michigan where our politicians put people first, not DTE/Consumers/corporate profit. ➡️ MopUpMichigan.org

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1 month ago
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Oil & Water Don't Mix Campaign Call Keep Oil Out of the Great Lakes

Happening tonight! Learn how you can join the fight to protect our #GreatLakes and #ShutDownLine5 on the monthly @owdm.bsky.social campaign call⤵️

www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/monthly_camp...

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2 months ago

Take action TODAY!

We all live downstream - and to protect our #GreatLakes, we must protect all of the waters that feed them.

#ProtectCleanWater ⤵️

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2 months ago
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They have the money. We have people power! Go to mobilize.us/MMOP, sign up for a training call, bring some friends, and make new ones. Because our democracy should not be for sale - and together we're gonna make that happen.

#MopUpMichigan
#MichiganForTheMany
#Michigan

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2 months ago
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Happy Mop-A-Days!

We're working to build a democracy that works for the people, not corporations. And there's no better place to start than with the people you know! ♥️

Reach out to your friends and family and let's take back our state together. ☃️

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2 months ago
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Our volunteer circulators are the best! TY all so much for all you do so Michigan can have a democracy that works for us again. ♥️ ☃️ Our volunteers are amazing but we need more folks picking up the clipboard! 🦸 Step up and join the fight at MopUpMichigan.org.

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2 months ago
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We know who is getting coal in their stockings this year. ☃️ Let's gift ourselves a democracy that works for the people, not the corporations. Sign up today at MopUpMichigan.org and happy Mop-A-Days!

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2 months ago
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❄️ 'Tis the season to get $out of politics, and small businesses feel the impact of utility rates going up everyday.

Ask your local favorite spots if you can collect signatures! If you're a business that wishes to support & endorse MMOP mopupmichigan.org/endorse- & thank you!

Happy Mop-A-Days! ☃️

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2 months ago
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Happy Mop-A-Days! ☃️ There are so many more reasons we should get utility and corporate contractor money out of Michigan politics - and you can make that happen!

Volunteer today at MopUpMichigan.org and let's make a state that works for us, not the corporations. 🎁

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2 months ago
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☃️ Share holiday cheer in your community gathering signatures to get money out of politics!

Find events: mobilize.us/MMOP
Create an event: mopupmichigan.org/NewEvent
And join our December Challenge at mopupmichigan.org/challenge

Happy Mop-A-Days!

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2 months ago
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The Fossil-Fuel Industry Has a Plan to Drown Earth in Plastic To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products

Most plastic + chemicals added to plastic are made from gas + oil. In 2018, writes @bethgardiner.bsky.social , Saudi Aramco announced plans to drive growth in demand for oil by increasing plastic production.

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www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

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2 months ago

#CleanWaterKids opportunity!

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2 months ago

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

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2 months ago

The best way to prevent a spill in the Straits of Mackinac is to not allow the Canadian company that owns the pipeline to go under the straits. No Line 5! #NoLine5 #StopLine5

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2 months ago
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No More Secret Data Center Deals - Michiganders rally to stop bipartisan corruption driving data center explosion On December 16, 2025, concerned citizens from across the political spectrum and across the state rallied on the steps of Lansing in a rare moment of nonpartisan opposition to data centers. Referring t...

Read more about today's Michiganders Against Data Centers rally in Lansing:

cleanwater.org/releases/no-...

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2 months ago
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Michigan is standing up and speaking out against the data center onslaught across our state, against DTE secret deals, unwanted AI nonsense, corporations buying our politicians...

And for our communities and a healthy sustainable future for us all. They have the money. We have our power. ♥️💧✊

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2 months ago
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No More Secret Data Center Deals - Michiganders rally to stop bipartisan corruption driving data center explosion On December 16, 2025, concerned citizens from across the political spectrum and across the state rallied on the steps of Lansing in a rare moment of nonpartisan opposition to data centers. Referring t...

Michigan fighting the data center fight, right now.

cleanwater.org/releases/no-...

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2 months ago
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Data centers and their energy use: Trends in state capitals | Carbon Direct State legislatures introduced 190+ data center bills in 2025—9x more than 2024. Learn key trends in tax incentives, ratepayer protection, and regulations.

Lots & lots of state legislation on data centers & their energy use. Carbon Direct is tracking:

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2 months ago

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2 months ago
Michiganders against data centers Lansing protest Tuesday, December 16th steps of the Michigan state capitol 11:00 a.m. To 1:00 p.m. NO SECRET DEALS!

END REDACTIONS. NDAS AND BACK DOOR NEGOTIATIONS FOR BIG TECH

PUT MICHIGANDERS FIRST!

ENACT A STATEWIDE MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS AND KEEP MICHIGAN'S LAND AND WATERS CLEAN

WHETHER YOU CLASSIFY YOURSELVES AS A DEMOCRAT. REPUBLICAN. INDEPENDENT. OR ANYTHING IN-BETWEEN. THIS FIGHT IS ABOUT PUTTING MICHIGANDERS FIRST. ABOVE CORPORATE INTERESTS. IF YOU PLAN TO SHOW UP. BRING YOUR SIGNS AND PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHER PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. LET'S TAKE BACK THE NARRATIVE AND ASK OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO FOLLOW THE WISHES OF THE PEOPLE. ITINERARY

11:00-11:30 AM

MARCH AROUND THE CAPITOL BUILDING

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

SPEAKERS FROM BOTH PARTIES. COMMUNITY LEADERS & RESIDENTS ON THE CAPITOL STEPS

PARKING

STREET PARING

AROUND THE CAPITOL AREA (BRING CHANGE OR USE PARKING APPS)

PUBLIC PARKING AND RAMPS

WITHIN A SHORT WALKING DISTANCE OF THE CAPITOL (NORTH CAPITOL PARKING STRUCTURE OR NORTH GRAND PARKING STRUCTURE)

Stand up. Speak out.

Join us in Lansing tomorrow.

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2 months ago

Our awesome Ann Arbor canvass team before heading out for a day of money out of politics petition signature gathering!

Join us! cleanwater.org/MIvolunteer

@michiganmop.bsky.social

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2 months ago
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Happy Mop-A-Days! ☃️ Enjoy the holiday cheer and help create a people powered Michigan!

Join the movement to get utility and big corporate contactor $ out of our politics at MopUpMichigan.org and sign up to win our December Challenge at MopUpMichigan.org/Challenge. 🎁

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