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 [...]
Congress Extends Wind Energy Tax Credit
Late Wednesday night, President Obama signed a bill that, among other things, extended wind energy tax credits for one year. The Wind Energy Production Tax Credit (“PTC”) and other related tax credits will continue to [...]
Is It Clean? – Michigan Certificates of Completion and No Further Action Letters
On December 22, 2012 Governor Snyder signed Senate Bill 1328 which became effective on December 27, 2012. The Bill amended portions of Part 201 of Michigan’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. Among the interesting [...]
