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Take Action

The Trump administration is slashing budgets, clawing back funding for our communities, and taking us backwards on climate action. It is hard to know what to do, and where to begin, in the midst of this chaos. 

Action is an antidote to despair. Here are some things that you can do right now.

Leave us a note if there's an action you'd like us to share. 

Stand with Creation and Indigenous Nations:
Our waters are holy. Our Great Lakes are life. Line 5 puts them at risk.

Join us in calling on the MI Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to reject the Line 5 tunnel permit and honor the responsibility we have to care for Creation.

Michigan’s leaders must choose people over profit, stewardship over exploitation, and respect for treaty rights over corporate power.


What’s happening now

Update: On March 11, 2026, the Michigan Supreme Court will be hearing arguments from Michigan Climate Action Network and other environmental organizations in their case against Line 5. Register here to join them in Lansing and take in-person action against Line 5. 

EGLE is reviewing Enbridge's Line 5 tunnel permit application. Director Phil Roos has the authority to protect the Great Lakes and deny this permit, stopping a project that would move 23 million gallons of oil and natural gas liquids through our sacred waters every day.

Why this matters to our faith and communities

  • Faithful Stewardship – As people of faith, we are called to care for the Earth. Approving this tunnel would betray that sacred trust.
  • Protect Indigenous Rights – Tribal nations have treaty rights and sacred knowledge that opposes this project. Listening to their voices is a moral and spiritual imperative.
  • Guard Creation from Harm – This project would commit us to decades of continued fossil fuel dependence and generate an additional 27 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually.
  • Preserve Life-giving Waters – The Great Lakes provide drinking water for 40 million people, sustain wildlife, and nurture the communities who live alongside them.
  • Prevent Catastrophic Oil Spills – Enbridge’s pipelines have a long history of spills and environmental destruction. Michigan’s waters cannot bear this risk.

 

Join us on the first Tuesday of each month from 8-8:30pm as we call our lawmakers! 

Each month, we choose a timely issue, provide a sample script and lawmaker phone numbers, and Call for Climate Justice.

Together! 

RSVP here to get the standing Zoom link.

 

Across the country, climate change are communities are putting lives at risk while facing record heat, devastating wildfires, severe floods, and other extreme weather disasters that are growing more frequent and destructive. Proactive climate action is needed to deliver justice for the communities that were hit the hardest by weather disasters.

Join us in signing this petition demanding that Congress takes urgent action against climate change. 

 

For Michigan retirees living on fixed incomes, the Trump administration’s plan to open 13.1 million acres of public land to coal mining is more than a national issue — it threatens household budgets and public health here at home. By forcing plants like the J.H. Campbell coal plant on Lake Michigan to stay open past their planned retirement and directing $625 million in new investments to prop up aging coal facilities, these policies risk driving up electric bills for Michigan's retirees while increasing air pollution that can worsen heart and lung conditions many older adults already face.

Join us in signing this petition demanding that Trump retire the coal plants! 

 

President Trump's "Polluter First" agenda favored costly coal power for billionaires at the expense of our health and environment. Renewable energy, on the other hand, has delivered $300 billion in health benefits, saving money and protecting families from pollution. We oppose coal bailouts that increase our bills and pollution levels and demand a transition to renewable energy for a cleaner future.

Sign this petition to tell Trump's administration that we oppose coal bailouts. 

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