by Alan Hahn | Apr 21, 2016 | Blog
Last September, we discussed the forthcoming Municipal Separate Stormwater System (MS4) Phase II requirements for smaller communities (those with populations of less than 100,000). On January 6, 2016, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the proposed...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog
The genesis for many new environmental regulations in the United States is legal action by environmental groups citing application of existing environmental laws. The pending regulation regarding hazardous materials is just the most recent example. On February 16,...
by Alan Hahn | Mar 10, 2016 | Blog
In June of 2015, Michigan’s Governor, Rick Snyder, Ontario’s Premier, Kathleen Wynn, and Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor, Mary Taylor, signed the Western Basin of Lake Erie Collaborative Agreement. What is the agreement, and how might it affect those in the Western Basin...
by Alan Hahn | Feb 23, 2016 | Blog
In our October 17th blog, we shared EPA’s Enforcement Initiatives for 2017-2019 (the new “cycle” will begin October 1, 2016). Based on “stakeholder” feedback, those plans have now been expanded. The original initiatives, such as focusing on livestock agriculture,...
by Alan Hahn | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog
The official title of our presentation at the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) meeting last fall (October 2015) was, “Avoiding the Bad Environmental Ending: The Former Military Base.” What was appealing to many of the municipal lawyers and other...
by Mark Resch | Jan 26, 2016 | Blog
Back in September 2015, we reported on the on-going development of the state-funded financial assurance program for addressing the cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks (LUSTs) in Michigan. At that time, the statute had been enacted, but the program was still...
