Michigan Supreme Court vacates Anglers of the AuSable decision, reversing a legal victory for environmentalists

In a sharply divided opinion, the Michigan Supreme Court today vacated its prior decision in Anglers of the AuSable v Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and Merit Energy Company (793 NW2d 596). The original decision was released in December 2010 and was a huge victory for environmentalists. It opened the door to citizen suits against the state under the Michigan Environmental Protection Act and held that diverting contaminated water from one river to another is... Read more →