Great Lakes Law

EPA ballast water proposal fails to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species – guest post by Nick Schroeck

The US EPA has proposed a Vessel General Permit to address ballast water discharges, a significant source of invasive species in the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Environmental Law Center and other conservation organizations filed formal comments last week criticizing the EPA’s proposal as inadequate to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species in the region. Executive Director Nick Schroeck provides some insight on the issue in this guest post (with special thanks to... Read more →

“Protecting the Great Lakes” Symposium hosted by the Seventh Circuit Bar Association Foundation

On February 24, the Seventh Circuit Bar Association Foundation and the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago will present a day long symposium titled “Protecting the Great Lakes.” The program features an impressive line-up of leading scholars and policy makers in the field, addressing a range of topics from pollution to water diversions to invasive species. The complete program is available online. I’ll be speaking in the morning, giving an overview of the Great... Read more →