Environmental Publications
Posted December 7, 2012 by Daniel P. Dozier in Articles & Publications, Environmental Publications
Nick Schroeck is executive director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center and teaches at the Wayne State University Law School Environmental Law Clinic. A 2007 graduate of Wayne State University law school, Nick is receiving recognition for his many accomplishments in environmental law. Good for Nick and good for Wayne State Law School, my alma mater.
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Posted November 2, 2012 by Daniel P. Dozier in Articles & Publications, Environmental Publications
Federal agencies have been directed yet again to use Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques to resolve disputes. This time the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality have directed relevant departments and agencies to "increase the appropriate and effective use of third-party assisted environmental collaboration as well as environmental conflict resolution to resolve problems and conflicts that arise in the context of environmental, public lands, or natural resources issues, including matters related to energy, transportation, and water and land management."
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Posted October 30, 2012 by Daniel P. Dozier in Articles & Publications, Environmental Publications
EPA's Water Data Project has recently unveiled a new tool to easily access data collected pursuant to the Clean Water Act about water quality in most lakes, rivers and streams anywhere in the US.
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Posted January 18, 2012 by Daniel P. Dozier in Articles & Publications, Environmental Publications
I recently wrote about a case before the Supreme Court testing whether parties can seek pre-enforcement judicial review of EPA orders (ACOs) without being subject to fines of up to $70,000 per day for failure to comply with the order.
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Posted December 6, 2011 by Daniel P. Dozier in Articles & Publications, Environmental Publications
On January 9, 2012, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument on a case that may establish the extent, both under law and the Constitution, of the power of the EPA to order compliance with certain environmental laws - and seek judicial enforcement of those orders.
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Posted November 11, 2011 by Daniel P. Dozier in Articles & Publications, Environmental Publications
Richard Muller, professor of physics, McArthur Prize winner and principal investigator for the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature (BEST) project, took a hard look at the actual data regarding changes in surface temperatures on the Earth over the past two centuries.
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