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Michigan Supreme Court hears Line 5 review case as opponents challenge tunnel project approval

A key permit from state energy regulators approving Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project sat before the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices heard two cases arguing the permit should be sent back to the Michigan Public Service Commission for further review.

How to Support Local Clean Energy Projects

Get the tools to fight for clean energy in your community. This virtual learning session equips you with the knowledge and resources needed to build support for a cleaner, healthier environment. Michiganders need wind and solar to fight climate change, deliver reliable clean energy, and...

How Do We Hold Data Centers Accountable in the Age of AI?

Over the past year, rapid expansion of hyperscale data centers has come to dominate local conversations, and for good reason: taken together, proposed projects could increase the demand on the electrical grid, placing unprecedented pressure on local infrastructure and public resources. Furthermore, their buildout has...

Data Centers: What Michiganders Need to Know Recording

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Press Conference: Line 5 Tunnel Permit at the Michigan Supreme Court

Four Tribal Nations and three environmental groups are asking the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that upheld a permit granted in 2023 by the Michigan Public Service Commission for Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project. Join us for a livestream press conference after...

Dirty Money is Stopping Clean Energy: Here’s What We Can Do

It’s official: there’s a new ballot initiative aimed at getting money out of Michigan politics—and the Michigan Climate Action Network (MiCAN) is proud to endorse it.

Army Corps Ignores Climate Risks, Moves Forward on Line 5 Pipeline with Final Environmental Impact Statement

A Michigan Town Hopes to Stop a Data Center With a 2026 Ballot Initiative

People taking action against data centers locally came after a battle in the state legislature in which progressive legislators sought to add consumer and environmental protections to incentives for data centers. Those were not included in the bills that passed. Denise Keele comments for MiCAN.

Line 5 – The Great Threat to The Great Lakes

Michigan Climate Action Network gives a deeper dive into Enbridge's past here in Michigan and throughout the mid-west. The more you know, the better you can show up - Join the fight to SHUT DOWN LINE 5 today!

Big Oil vs. Big Water Webinar

Leading advocates from Canada and the United States who are fighting to shut down the Line 5 oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac provide historical and cultural context and legal updates. Line 5 is considered by many to be America's most dangerous oil pipeline.