Gretchen Whitmer: “That's what they are. And we need to call them what there.”

The deal lacks firm, enforceable protections to ensure the dams will be properly maintained and safely retired when they are no longer economical to operate.

The fund is too little, too late, and too difficult to access – leaving the Fund unable to prevent near-term safety failures or reliably cover the dams’ enormous long-term costs.

I’m calling for an underwater section of the pipeline running through my state to be removed.

We need to ensure that the safety of our waters is prioritized.