Clean Water Action Michigan

Line 5 at the Supreme Court TODAY

#ShutDownLine5
#SCOTUS

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!

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#ProtectCleanWater

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

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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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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.
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#GreatLakes #Environment

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

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...

Take action TODAY!

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

#ProtectCleanWater ⤵️

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

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. ☃️

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.

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!

❄️ '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! ☃️

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. 🎁

☃️ 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!

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-...

#CleanWaterKids opportunity!

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

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

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:

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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. ♥️💧✊

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-...

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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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.

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

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. 🎁

Michiganders for Money Out of Politics Michiganders for Money Out of Politics is a grassroots campaign working to get big money out of our elections because our democracy is not for sale! Join the movement today.

We need to get DTE money out of our politics.

Volunteer to get this on the ballot @ MopUpMichigan.org

@michiganmop.bsky.social

New report claims Michigan taxpayers could foot the bill for Line 5 Public News Service (PNS) is a member-supported news service that advocates journalism in the public interest. PNS's network of state-based news services distribute high quality public interest news…

Environmental groups warn: proposed Line 5 tunnel under Straits of Mackinac could shift billions in financial risk to taxpayers.
“MI taxpayers could be responsible for catastrophic cleanup... public health emergencies, infrastructure disruptions...” — Sean McBrearty, @cleanwatermi.bsky.social

This is expected to be up for a vote TODAY. Take action if you haven't yet!