Gretchen Whitmer: “I look forward to sharing my vision with my Republican and Democratic partners in the legislature. Let’s roll up our…”

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

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.

Protecting these natural treasures is a top priority. My brief continues my seven-year fight to stop Enbridge from pumping oil through the 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.