Regulating Runoff From Logging Roads
The only U.S. Supreme Court case on the Court’s Fall docket relating to an environmental matter is Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center. In this case (which was consolidated with Georgia Pacific West, Inc. v. [...]
Revisions to the Federal Trade Commission “green Guides”
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on October 1, 2012 released the revised “Green Guides“, which is designed to help marketers with describing the environmental attributes of their products, so that advertising is truthful and non-deceptive [...]
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement 2012
In 1972, United States and Canada signed the first Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). In September 7, 2013, forty years later GLWQA-4, was signed by Canada and the United States. This new Agreement places [...]
Justice Department Appeals Ruling on Epa’s Final Mine Waste Guidance
The EPA has been dealt yet another blow to its process of handling surface mining permits. In National Mining Association v. Jackson, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia found that the EPA [...]
New Michigan Business Courts May Play Important Role in Resolving Environmental Disputes
Governor Rick Snyder recently signed Public Act 333 (the “Business Court Act”), establishing a separate business court in Michigan. These courts will provide a unique forum for resolving complex disputes between business organizations, disputes within [...]
New Mdeq Database – Recorded Restrictive Covenants
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Remediation Division in conjunction with the recommendations from the Collaborative Stakeholders Initiative (CSI) have undertaken a mapping program for plotting all the recorded land use and resource use [...]
