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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichigan“Water is life” is the theme of day 1 of protests to shut down Enbridge Line 5
-A little two lane road and a fence topped with barbwire was all that separated Enbridge Energy’s big Line 5 pumping station and a little park where tribal members from all over the upper Midwest gathered.
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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndigenous 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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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndigenous 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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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsNews Director's Pick-of-the-WeekRecreation and TourismTourismWisconsinGreat Lakes Sanctuaries: Two more National Marine Sanctuaries in the region see the finish line
-Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary should be joined by two other sanctuaries – in lakes Ontario and Michigan – within the next few years.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterEarth WeekIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice17 Young People on the Moment the Climate Crisis Became Real to Them
-Teen Vogue heard from more than 80 young people about how they imagine the climate crisis might define their future. Here’s what they said.
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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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Earth Day 2021: What can you do and where?
-Earth Day is Thursday, April 22, but the related activities you can do aren’t limited to that day alone.
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CollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchHow Microfishing Took the Angling World by (Very Small) Storm
-Around the world, fishers are embracing tiny quarry. Is microfishing a celebration of biodiversity or a sign of collapse?
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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.
