#ShutDownLine5

Proposed Line 5 Tunnel: Submitted Comment to The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

September 9, 2022 | By Erik McCleary

"My name is Erik McCleary, I’m the Southeast Michigan Program Organizer for Clean Water Action. We represent over 135,000 Michigan residents who value our Great Lakes and don’t want to see them continue to be put at risk for an oil company’s profits."

Erik McCleary testifying at USACE hearing wearing No Line 5 Oil Tunnel shirt.

Remembering The Kalamazoo

July 26, 2022 | By Jennifer Schlicht and Sean McBrearty

On July 25th 2010, a oil pipeline burst in Marshall, Michigan. 17 hours later and over 1.1 million gallons later, someone noticed.

Line 5 Decommissioning: Next Steps

November 28, 2020 | By Sean McBrearty

Governor Whitmer and the Department of Natural Resources revoked and terminated the 1953 easement allowing Line 5 to operate in the Straits of Mackinac. This was a huge victory that Clean Water Action and our allies have been demanding and working towards for years. We are celebrating, but the fight to decommission Line 5 continues.

Calendar counting down to May 12th, 2021 - Deadline for Line 5 Shutdown

Protect the Great Lakes, Shut Down Line 5

We need action on Line 5, not political grandstanding

September 26, 2018 | By Sean McBrearty

Promoting toothless bills is nothing more than an effort to trick constituents into thinking their elected representatives are looking out for them -- rather than Enbridge and the other corporations that have bought their loyalty and votes.

How Big Oil is Using Big Bucks to Put Our Great Lakes at Risk

December 5, 2017 | By Sean McBrearty

"We have two options here: demand our elected officials to act on behalf of their constituents and decommission Line 5 before it fails, or continue to elect people like Governor Snyder and Attorney General Schuette and keep our fingers crossed."

Great Lakes / photo: flickr.com/gsfc (CC BY 2.0)

Over 11,000 Clean Water Action members make their voices heard, tell MDEQ to shut down Line 5

September 14, 2017 | By Sean McBrearty

During the Pipeline Safety Advisory Board’s public comment period on Line 5 in July, over 11,000 Clean Water Action members in Michigan made their voices heard, telling the state to immediately decommission the Line 5 pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac.