Environmental Law
The core of our practice and our heritage at Olson, Bzdok & Howard. Our firm has been involved in some of the major environmental cases of the last three decades, on issues ranging from water and wetlands, to the public trust and the Great Lakes, to oil and gas development on state lands.
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Municipal Law
From drafting ordinances to defending takings claims or participating in complex multi-party litigation, our firm is fully equipped to provide assistance and guidance to municipalities in the areas of real property, environmental protection and regulation, land use, zoning, access to government issues, and general municipal law.
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Energy & Climate
The core of our energy and utility practice involves the representation of individuals, ratepayers, non-profits, and environmental organizations in a wide range of proceedings before the Michigan Public Service Commission.
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Olson, Bzdok & Howard files Line 5 Challenge on behalf of Citizens Group 05-22-18
On Monday, May 21, 2018 Olson, Bzdok & Howard attorneys filed a formal contested case petition on behalf of citizens group Straits of Mackinac Alliance challenging the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s issuance of a permit to Enbridge Energy to install 22 anchor supports along Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. The contested case petition contends that MDEQ and state officials have failed to enforce the Great Lakes Submerged Lands Act and other environmental laws, putting the Straits at risk of a Line 5 rupture.
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Olson, Bzdok & Howard
420 East Front Street
Traverse City, MI 49686
Traverse City
Olson, Bzdok & Howard
420 East Front Street
Traverse City, MI 49686
| Ph: | (231) 946-0044 |
| Fax: | (231) 946-4807 |
Frankfort
Olson, Bzdok & Howard
427 Main St., 2nd Floor
Frankfort, MI 49635
| Ph: | (231) 352-4412 |
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