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Recently Abandoned Gravel Mining Bill May Be Revived Again, Could Have Ramifications Across Michigan
Posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago
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| Photo by Brandy Baker, The Detroit News |
To the east of Flint, Michigan lies a tiny village called Metamora. With just one stoplight and a population of 565, Metamora is already home to four gravel pits. Yet, Michigan lawmakers are thinking about reviving a bill that would force another 500-acre gravel pit into the rural area surrounding the village.
Read more... / 0 commentsThe City of Mackinac Island's Line 5 Legal Challenge Gaining Media Coverage
Posted in Clean Water Act , Energy & Climate , Public Trust Doctrine 2 months, 4 weeks ago
The legal challenge to Enbridge's Line 5 on behalf of the City of Mackinac Island, the Straits of Mackinac Alliance and Grand Traverse Band of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians has been getting further media coverage. Click here to view the article in the Petoskey News.
Read more... / 0 commentsMackinac Island Joins Citizens Group in Line 5 Fight
Posted in Clean Water Act , Firm News , Public Trust Doctrine 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Last week the City of Mackinac Island filed papers to join the challenge initiated last summer by the Straits of Mackinac Alliance against the MDEQ’s decision to issue permits to Enbridge for the installation of 22 anchor supports to prop up the aging Line 5 petroleum pipeline which lies under the waters of the Straits of Mackinac. Citing risks to its municipal water supply, potential interruption of ferry service supplying the Island, and the possibility of evacuation in the event of a Line 5 spill, the City has also filed a new challenge, together with the Straits of Mackinac Alliance ...
Read more... / 0 commentsUN Takes Steps to Recognize Role of Local Government in Combating Climate Change
Posted in Energy & Climate 4 months, 2 weeks ago
The international community closed out 2018 by agreeing on the “rulebook” for implementing the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Katowice, Poland, known as “COP24.”
Read more... / 0 commentsThe Michigan Supreme Court Affirms 90-Day Appeal Period for Permits to Install for Existing Air Pollution Sources
Posted in Energy & Climate 5 months, 1 week ago
Published in Michigan Environmental Law Journal, Fall 2018, Vol. 36, No. 2, Issue 105 [view full article].
Cite: 36 Mich Env Law J 2 (2018)
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