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Attorneys and advocates cheer Michigan Supreme Court decision demanding new Line 5 permit review
Following the Michigan Supreme Court’s Friday ruling striking down state energy regulators’ decision to permit the Line 5 tunnel project, pipeline opponents convened to celebrate the decision and talk about the next steps.
Read MoreFOX2 Features Line 5 Press Conference Livestream
FOX 2 Detroit features livestream press conference after Michigan Supreme Court sends Line 5 case back to Michigan Public Service Commission. MiCAN's Executive Director, Dr. Denise Keele and Bay Mills Indian Community president Whitney Gravelle are featured.
Read More‘The Earth itself was screaming out:’ Bay Mills Indian Community fights pipeline permitting while enveloped in wildfire smoke
A Canadian oil and gas company wants to continue operating its Michigan pipeline for 99 more years. Tribes and climate groups are pushing back.
Read MoreLine 5 Press Briefing Livestream
Advocates and litigants gather to react to the July 21 Michigan Supreme Court Line 5 Ruling.
Read MoreMYLES Brings Michigan Students Together in Fight for Environmental Education
For many high school students, environmental issues can seem latent, or a prospective crisis. However, for members of the Michigan Youth Leaders for Environmental Stewardship (MYLES), those issues have sparked the very policies they are working to implement. Written by Jihyun Ko.
Read MoreMiCAN Hosts Seventh Annual Climate Summit
The crowd erupted in cheers as Michigan Climate Action Network (MiCAN) executive director Denise Keele took the stage. Surrounded by climate activists and leaders, Keele’s speech emphasized the importance of climate advocacy and environmental awareness. Written by Anna Birchok.
Read MoreMichigan Policy Expert Redefines Clean Energy as a National Security Solution
At the 2026 Michigan Climate Summit, policy expert Francesca Reznik argues that decentralized clean energy is a vital defense against national security threats. Story by Jihyun Ko.
Read MoreMichigan Supreme Court Orders More Rigorous Review of Line 5 Tunnel Case
Lansing, MI. – Today, the Michigan Supreme Court handed down a decision that sided with environmental and Tribal groups in their combined cases that challenged Enbridge Energy’s efforts to bore a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac to house its Line 5 oil pipeline.
Read More7th Annual Michigan Climate Summit Plenary Speakers – Part 5
Collective Courage is the theme of the 7th Annual Michigan Climate Summit. Part five closes out Summit on a high note, with a no-holds barred panel on climate justice and how to put it at the center of the fall election, the announcement of our...
Read More7th Annual Michigan Climate Summit Plenary Speakers – Part 4
Collective Courage is the theme of the 7th Annual Michigan Climate Summit. Part four includes the session "Nature-Based Solutions: Food, Forests & Our Climate Future."
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