Publications & Materials

2014 Annual Meeting

• 2014 Overview of GSI Assessment & Contaminated Sediments by John Barkach 3.6MB PDF


• Vapor Intrusion by Matthew Williams 1.5MB PDF


• Outline of topics by Anne B. Couture

Michigan Bar Journal Environmental Theme Issues

June 2014


• Environmental Law Theme Introduction
  by Kurt M. Brauer and John L. Tatum
• New Mining Projects in Michigan: Opportunities and Obstacles
  by Dennis J. Donohue
• The Past, Present, and Future of Wetlands Permitting in Michigan
  by Sharon R. Newlon
• Air Toxics Program Changes: Regulatory Reinvention for the Air Program
  by S. Lee Johnson
• Local Government Regulation of Large-Scale Hydraulic Fracturing Activities and Uses
  by Ross A. Hammersley and Kate E. Redman
May 2011
• Theme Introduction
  by Lawrence Shoffner, Scott Steiner, and James Stewart
• Water Withdrawals in Michigan
  by Sara R. Gosman
• The Asian Carp: An Imminent Threat to the Great Lakes?
  by Margaret E. Vroman
• Where the Water Meets the Road: Access to the Water from a Public Road
  by William L. Carey
• DEQ Seeks New Beachhead in Shoreline Development
  by Jeffrey R. Dobson Jr. and Nakisha N. Chaney

January 2011

• Theme Introduction
  by Charlie Denton, Christopher J. Dunsky, and and John L. Tatum
• A Brief Introduction to Electricity Transmission
  by Steven C. Kohl and Scott M. Watson
• "Green" Tax Incentives: A Guide to Federal and Michigan Incentives for Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency
  by Richard P. Manczak and Jeffrey D. Moss
• Deep Shale Natural Gas Production in Michigan: Opportunities, Problems, and a Shot in the Dark
  by Susan Hlywa Topp
• Changes in the Law Governing Public Utilities
  by Lisa Babcock and Rodger Kershner

October 2009

• Environmental Law Theme Introduction
  by Charles E. Barbieri, Christopher J. Dunsky, and John L. Tatum
• Michigan's Clean Energy Legislation: Charging Toward a New Energy Future
  by Christopher Bzdok and James Clift
• MDEQ Seeking Major Overhaul of Michigan's Key Environmental Remediation and Brownfield Laws
  by Richard A. Barr
• Got Green?
  by Susan J. Sadler
• The Advent of Carbon Credit Trading in Michigan: Out of Chaos Comes Opportunity
  by Anna M. Maiuri and Mark J. Bennett
• To Arrange or Not to Arrange: Intent is the Question
  by Marc P. Lawrence

November 2005

• Due Diligence Issues for Environmental Counsel: Acquisitions After Sarbanes-Oxley
  by Mark R. High
• Everything Old is New Again: Water Resource Protection in the 21st Century
  by Scott D. Hubbard
• The Shifting Sands of "Citizen Suit" Standing After Cleveland Cliffs
  by Joseph E. Quandt and Gina A. Bozzer and Jeffrey K. Haynes
• Condemnation as a Tool of Brownfield Redevelopment After Hathcock
  by Jaclyn Shoshana Levine and Polly A. Synk
• Where is the Water's Edge?
  by R. Craig Hupp

December 2001

• Brownfield Revitalization: How to maximize financial incentives when acquiring brownfields
  by Richard A. Barr and John V. Byl
• Taking Due Care: How much care is due from a nonliable owner under CERCLA and Part 201?
  by Chris Dunsky
• Environmental Law Introduction
• Environmental Justice: The environmental justice movement is working to prevent racial and social discrimination in an environmental context.
  by Alma Lowry and Tom Stephens
• Great Lakes Water: Michigan needs a comprehensive water diversion and use law to address the looming world water crisis, threatened privatization, and low water levels
  by James M. Olson
• Criminal Enforcement of Environmental Law: Stepping up crime prosecutions is crucial in the fight against environmental law violators.
  by Charles R. Toy and A. Michael Leffler