Join us in our exciting and critical new venture, the launch of The Campaign for Fresh Water, our comprehensive and solutions-based response to the current water crises in Michigan.
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Our Mission
FLOW is a Great Lakes water law and policy 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the common waters of the Great Lakes Basin through public trust solutions founded in 2011 by legendary water attorney Jim Olson. The public trust – an ancient and durable legal doctrine – exists in all Great Lakes jurisdictions and provides its 40 million citizens a legal right to use these common waters for drinking, fishing, swimming, recreation, navigation and the like. It also holds state governments accountable for ensuring these waters and public uses are protected for current and future generations. The public trust demands that we all are responsible for protecting water as a common shared resource. The Great Lakes belong to all of us and they are ours to defend.
Recent Posts
- Departing Governor and Lame Duck Legislature Speed toward 99-Year Oil Tunnel Scheme, Leaving Mackinac Straits at Risk from Line 5 Pipelines December 12, 2018
- Hoping That We Won’t “Notice”… Bridge-and-Oil Tunnel Bill Moving in Michigan House on Tuesday, Dec. 11 December 10, 2018
- Down to the Wire in the Lame Duck: Lansing Attacks Threaten our Waters and Values December 10, 2018
- Legislation To Be Considered By Michigan House Leaves Wetlands, Lakes, Streams Unprotected December 7, 2018
- Interview with Bill O. Smith, author of Chickadeeland December 7, 2018
- Protecting the Great Lakes and the Mackinac Bridge from Enbridge – or Not December 6, 2018
- Line 5 – a Long-Term Asset? Not a Chance in this Century December 6, 2018
- Legislature’s Assault on Environment Defies State Constitution December 5, 2018