Great Lakes Law

Climate Change and Great Lakes Water Resources: Avoiding Future Conflicts with Conservation

I've just posted an article I co-authored with Bret Stuntz, an attorney and director of the climate change program for the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center. The article, “Climate Change and Great Lakes Water Resources: Avoiding Future Conflicts with Conservation,” was the basis for my presentation at the “Water, Catalyst of Life and Strife: A Threat to Security or a Vital Opportunity to Foster Cooperation?” symposium at Hamline Law School last weekend (the article is... Read more →

Supreme Court will hear Clean Water Act case on power plant water intakes

The Supreme Court has announced that it will hear a case to determine whether the federal EPA has the authority to consider costs and benefits in assessing the “best technology available” for cooling water intakes at power plants. The case involves section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act, which is intended to protect fish, shellfish, and other aquatic organisms from being harmed or killed by regulating the cooling water intake structures at power-producing facilities. The... Read more →