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Clean Water Action Michigan
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The Great Lakes are pretty cool. We work to protect them + the waters and people in-between. Learn more at cleanwater.org/MI
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Clean Water Action Michigan @cleanwatermi.bsky.social · Oct 28
Hi Bluesky! 💙

We're the Clean Water Action team in Michigan. Surrounded by 21% of all the fresh surface water on the planet, we think our #GreatLakes & all communities between 'em are worth protecting. ❤️💧

Check us out at cleanwater.org/MI and look forward to seeing old followers and meeting new!
MI state director Sean McBrearty on the Detroit River speaking in front of demonstrators holding a large banner "protect the Great Lakes shut down line 5" Clean Water Action staff at the MI Capitol holding signs for our coalition campaign to rein in corporate influence in MI politics, Taking Back Our Power Clean Water Action Field Canvassers taking a break from knocking on doors in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to visit a waterfall Clean Water booth at a Detroit street fair with a visitor learning about issues and taking action. A large banner of kids playing in a fountain says "People Action Justice"
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"Nothing has shaped the current corrupt state of our government like the rise of corporate money and influence" 💯

TY @uaw.org for endorsing Michiganders For Money Out Of Politics #MopUpMichigan!

Vote #YesOn2 to bring people power back to Michigan ➡️ MopUpMichigan.org/pledge

uaw.org/uaw-statemen...
UAW Statement on Michigan Proposals 1 and 2 on Ballot in November Election - UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
In addition to a slate of endorsed candidates up and down the ticket, the UAW is weighing in on two proposals on the ballot in November as the Union reboots its member-led political program across the...
uaw.org
September 18, 2026 at 6:55 PM
cleanwatermi.bsky.social
We're at #DallyInTheAlley til 11pm @ 2nd and Prentis in Detroit!

Stop by, say hi, take action on Line 5, data centers, and Michiganders For Money Out Of Politics @michiganmop.bsky.social!
clean water action table posing with Money Out Of Politics/vote yes on prop 2 mop (as you do) posing with I'm A Climate Voter sign water drop with sign "water is life dally is Detroit"
September 12, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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Glad to have our Governor and EGLE on the side of protecting clean water, not fossil fuels! Let's finally put a stop to the ticking time bomb under our #GreatLakes once and for all.

#ShutDownLine5 #NoTunnel ♥️💧

Via Governor Whitmer on Instagram,
🔗 www.instagram.com/reel/DdFZ8Tw...
September 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM
cleanwatermi.bsky.social
Big news today on protecting our #GreatLakes!

Thank you Gov Whitmer and EGLE for taking this step. Now to #ShutDownLine5, stop the destructive tunnel scheme, and protect our #PureMichigan for future generations to cherish and enjoy. ♥️💧

@owdm.bsky.social
September 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Whitmer administration reconsidering permit for Enbridge Line 5 tunnel @detroitnews.com

#ShutDownLine5 #NoTunnel

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Whitmer administration reconsidering permit for Enbridge Line 5 tunnel
A recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling has the Whitmer administration reconsidering a permit for an oil pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac.
www.detroitnews.com
September 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Thank you to #GreatLakesCreatives, @miclimateaction.bsky.social and everyone who came out today at the #MackinacBridge Labor Day walk to share the word about the dangerous pipeline and tunnel scheme!

Protect our #GreatLakes
#ShutDownLine5 #NoTunnel
♥️💧
September 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Reposted by Clean Water Action Michigan
michiganadvance.com
Data center developments are continuing to spread throughout the country as the demand for digital processing power grows — especially as artificial intelligence systems become more prevalent.

Story by @statesnewsroom.com
Developers eye Native nations, tribal communities for new data center projects • Michigan Advance
Officials in Page, Arizona, a small city near the Glen Canyon Dam, passed a land sale agreement last fall that establishes a framework for future construction of a data center. The sale of the 500-acr...
michiganadvance.com
September 4, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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Today water protectors and allies gathered at the #MackinacBridge, led by the Three Fires Confederacy, joining together in ceremony on both sides of the Straits to say: #GreatLakes waters are sacred and must be protected.

#ShutDownLine5. No Tunnel.
September 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Join us Wednesday in Lansing.

#HonorTheTreaties
#ProtectCleanWater
#ShutDownLine5

♥️💧
Protect Michigan's water, land, and communities. A public educational rally Wednesday, August 26th 2026 11:00 a.m. To 1:00 p.m. Michigan State Capitol Northeast Lawn
August 26, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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NEWS: Michigan tribes say 'flawed' federal review of Line 5 project violates treaty rights
Michigan tribes say 'flawed' federal review of Line 5 project violates treaty rights
The proposal to replace an aging segment of the Line 5 pipeline in the Great Lakes still needs state approval. Tribal nations say a permit approval by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was a breach of treaty rights.
www.interlochenpublicradio.org
August 23, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Completely devastating news about the Line 5 reroute project. #ShutDownLine5

Photo credit to Joe Bates
https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/08/25/multiple-homes-evacuated-after-natural-gas-liquids-leak-iron-county/
August 25, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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In honor of the death of eternal legend Dolly Parton, here’s her 2023 #ClimateChange anthem “World on Fire.”

“Liar, liar, the world’s on fire / What’cha gonna do when it all burns down … Still got time to turn it all around.”

😭💚🙏

m.youtube.com/watch?v=0QJX...
Dolly Parton - World On Fire (From The 58th ACM Awards)
YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO
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August 25, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Join us Wednesday in Lansing.

#HonorTheTreaties
#ProtectCleanWater
#ShutDownLine5

♥️💧
Protect Michigan's water, land, and communities. A public educational rally Wednesday, August 26th 2026 11:00 a.m. To 1:00 p.m. Michigan State Capitol Northeast Lawn
August 26, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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Stop Copperwood Mine
Shut Down Line 5
Defend our Great Lakes watershed
Keep fighting

It won't be easy
Our water is worth it
Our future is worth it

♥️💧
August 26, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Reposted by Clean Water Action Michigan
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If we're renaming bodies of water now, we might as well go with the classics.
Satellite image of the North American Great Lakes with Indigenous names: Gichigami (Lake Superior), Michigami (Lake Michigan), Karegbondi (Lake Huron), Ontari:io (Lake Ontario), and as with this and many other things, Erie is just Erie.
January 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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For too long career politicians in Michigan have been propped up by conflict of interest corporate cash - passing data center tax breaks while DTE and Consumers accountability dies.

Now we the people are gonna fix that.

Get ready to vote yes on #MopUpMichigan in November! 🎉
August 25, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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We're in Lansing today to get Michiganders For Money Out Of Politics on the November ballot, as half a million + Michiganders intended!

Send a message to your lawmakers: cleanwater.org/MMOPaction

Stay up to date with #MopUpMichigan
Mopupmichigan.org/updates

@michiganmop.bsky.social
checking in folks for lobby day! thumbs up in mop up Michigan shirts by the capitol building holding a fist up by a money out of politics sign here sign folks coming into the lobby day!
August 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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Protect our water & Protect our democracy: join us next week in Lansing!

cleanwater.org/events
♥️💧

#ShutDownLine5
#MopUpMichigan
August 22, 2026 at 2:05 AM
cleanwatermi.bsky.social
💯💯💯

500,000+ Michiganders - left, right, and everywhere in-between - signed the petition and want to vote on #MopUpMichigan!

They had their chance.
Now it's time to let the people decide.

Email your lawmakers cleanwater.org/MMOPaction

Join us in Lansing 8/25 mopupmichigan.org/Lansing
August 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM
cleanwatermi.bsky.social
We had an amazing victory - but we haven't stopped Line 5 or the tunnel scheme yet!

Join @owdm.bsky.social TONIGHT to learn what happened, what's next, and how you can help protect our #GreatLakes.

#ShutDownLine5 #NoTunnel

www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/monthly_camp...
campaign briefing - what comes next? Join us says we break down the permit decisions in Michigan Supreme Court rulings the impacts they will have moving forward and what's next for the campaign to shut down line 5. Tuesday, August 11th, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. oilandwaterdon'tmix.org/events
August 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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The #GreatLakes define Michigan. It's our responsibility to protect them and all the water, land, and lives in-between now and for future generations.

Join us in Lansing on August 26th. ♥️💧

#WaterIsLife
Protect Michigan's water land and communities - a public educational rally. Wednesday August 26th 11-1 Michigan State Capitol
August 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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“The utilities aren’t spending money on political influence for no reason. They’re doing it because it buys them access and influence in the halls of power"

💯

Let's get utility money out of Michigan politics and let the voters decide in November!

MopUpMichigan.org
@michiganmop.bsky.social
August 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Half hour left and it's not too late to #vote!

Get in line, stay in line make your #CleanWaterVoter voice heard!

#MIvoting #Michigan
If you're in line to vote or to register and vote by 8:00 p.m. stay in line. You have the right to cash your ballot, whether you're at your polling place or at a clerk's office. Ready to register with proof of residency handy. Questions or problems? Call the nonpartisan election protection hotline 866 our vote
August 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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4 hours left, Michigan! Our staff got our votes in, we hope you did too!
🗳️♥️

✔️ Only vote for the R or D side - not both
✔️ You can still register and vote until 8pm at your local clerk's with proof of residency
✔️ Questions/Problems call 866-OUR-VOTE
➡️ cleanwater.org/voteMI

#CleanWaterVoter #IVoted
Tessa with a thumbs up and an I Voted sticker Nichole next to a Vote Here sign with an I Voted sticker, We Will 2026 button, and Abdul For Senate button Jen with a Clean Water Voter shirt holding a I Voted sign in Ypsilanti Erik with an I Voted sticker also in Ypsilanti
August 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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Ready to vote but just realizing you didn't change your address? It's not too late to vote!

Questions or problems? Call the nonpartisan Election Protection hotline @866ourvote.bsky.social.

Find your clerk, find an absentee drop box, and more at cleanwater.org/voteMI

#MIvoting #CleanWaterVoter
Michigan Voter Registration In-Person beginning 2 weeks before up until 8pm on Election Day Visit your city or township clerk's office Complete a registration application Provide proof of residency If your clerk has a satellite office, you can also register there. Proof of residency is a document, paper or digital, with both your name and the address where you currently live. You can use any of the following: A Michigan driver's license or state ID card. A current utility bill. A current bank statement. A current paycheck. A current government check. Any other current government document.
August 4, 2026 at 2:32 PM