Gretchen Whitmer: “If that can't be ensured, then Gov. Whitmer will end Michigan's support for the America 250 mission.”

We need to ensure that the pipeline is safe and that we are protecting our Great Lakes.

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.

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.

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