Please join us by October 14 to tell the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to Stop the Line 5 pipeline. Right now, Canada’s Enbridge corporation has requested a permit to build an oil tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac in the Great Lakes that hold 95 percent of the fresh surface water in the U.S., providing more than 30 million people with drinking water.

USACE is taking public comments on the scope of their Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for this project. We are uplifting the Indigenous Women’s Treaty Alliance to demand the Army Corps conduct a maximum scope EIS for the proposed tunnel expansion under the Straits of Mackinac and a full FEIS for the entire Line 5 Pipeline! 

The current Line 5 Pipeline, which is long past its lifespan, is pumping tar sands oil under expired permits, transporting 22 million gallons of crude oil each day through northern Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and under the Straits of Mackinac. Currently, Enbridge is proposing to expand the Line 5 pipeline, despite the strong opposition of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and other Tribes. The new Line 5 pipeline expansion and re-route would threaten local aquifers and waterways, Treaty Rights, and our global climate.

Today, WECAN published an article in Ms. Magazine highlighting the leadership of 10 Indigenous women fighting to stop Line 5. Frontline communities continue to resist fossil fuel pipelines and infrastructure to avert the worst impacts of escalating interlocking crises. As Enbridge pushes ahead with its plans for Line 5, Indigenous women leaders and allied organizers are remaining vigilant, continuing to mobilize to prevent its development.

Please join us in amplifying this article with your communities and networks to meet these powerful leaders and to encourage making public comment!