Groups call on Snyder: Take immediate action to protect Straits
Groups working on the Oil & Water Don't Mix initiative call a press conference to tell Governor Snyder to take immediate, meaningful action to prevent a pipeline oil…
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Mayor of Mackinac Island asks Gov. Snyder to ensure Enbridge complies with easement
Mayor Margaret Doud of Mackinac Island has officially asked Governor Snyder for better transparency and operation of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline that runs through the Straits of…
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Are we prepared for an emergency?
A recent letter to the editor asking the question about whether we were prepared for an oil spill in our waterways was posed in the Record-Eagle by Freshwater…
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Enbridge conducts oil spill exercise in Indian River
For the first time ever, Tuscarora Township Police Department is participating in a large-scale exercise involving 200-plus participants from several different local, state and federal agencies, which will simulate…
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Pressure Mounts for Governor Snyder to Act on Great Lakes Pipeline
Now is the time to act as the Coast Guard admits it's unprepared for a heavy oil spill. Citizens groups are concerned that Enbridge plans to bring more heavy oil through…
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Coast Guard can't adequately respond to heavy oil spill in Great Lakes
A story in the Detroit Free Press says the U.S. Coast Guard and other responders are not adequately equipped or prepared for a “heavy oil” spill on the…
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Mackinac Islanders learn of risk to their beloved Island
Approximately 75 people attended a meeting at Mackinac Island City Hall on September 4, 2104 to learn about the existence and implications of twin pipelines lying on the…
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