Great Lakes Law

Wayne Law launches new Environmental Law Clinic in partnership with the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center

Wayne State University Law School is launching a new Environmental Law Clinic in partnership with the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center. Students started work this summer, and the clinic will be open for enrollment beginning this fall. I’ll be co-teaching the clinic with Nick Schroeck, a former fellow with the Great Lakes Commission who currently works with the National Wildlife Federation and is a Great Lakes Environmental Law Center board member. Nick is also my... Read more →

Federal appeals court upholds EPA rule exempting water transfers from Clean Water Act regulation

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Atlanta, has upheld the Bush EPA’s controversial water transfer rule, which would allow polluted water from a dirty waterbody to be pumped and dumped into a pristine waterbody without a Clean Water Act permit. This is a critically important issue for water quality and invasive species in the Great Lakes and nationally. For background on the issue, and the stakes for our lakes, rivers, and streams, see... Read more →