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Great Lakes Protection Act Reintroduced (Again)
Posted on 8 Apr 2015 by Dianne Saxe

By Meredith James As promised in Minister Murray’s mandate letter , Ontario’s provincial government has reintroduced the Great Lakes Protection Act . If passed, the Act would: · Help fight climate change, reduce harmful algal... Read More

Tags: Erie , Ontario , Clean , Superior , Michigan , huron , water , Lake

Province and Feds Sign Great Lakes Act Again
Posted on 25 Feb 2015 by Dianne Saxe

By Jennifer Kalnins Temple The Ontario and federal governments have signed the latest (8th) version of the Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health ( 2014 COA ). The purpose of this agreement is to implement Canada’s... Read More

Tags: Erie , Ontario , Clean , Superior , Michigan , huron , water , Lake

Further Asian Carp Barriers Proposed
Posted on 5 Jan 2015 by E. Lynn Grayson

Efforts continue to prevent Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan through the Chicago waterway system. The latest proposal under consideration by the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) is to install controls at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet,... Read More

Tags: corp , engineers , nuisance , asian , fish , Michigan , carp , interbasin , aquatic , invasive

New Legislation Intended to Reduce Burdensome Regulation by Michigan Agencies
Posted on 17 Jan 2012 by Pepper Hamilton Environmental Law Practice Group

By Thomas P. Wilczak and Andrea E. Hayden, Attorneys, Pepper Hamilton LLP On November 28, 2011 Michigan's Gov. Rick Snyder signed five bills into law, three of which amend Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA... Read More

Tags: inspections , Andrea Hayden , Pepper Hamilton , Administrative Procedures Act , Thomas Wilczak , environmental permits , Michigan , environmental regulation , environmental quality , NREPA , EPA

New Legislation Intended to Reduce Burdensome Regulation by Michigan Agencies
Posted on 17 Jan 2012 by Pepper Hamilton Environmental Law Practice Group

By Thomas P. Wilczak and Andrea E. Hayden, Attorneys, Pepper Hamilton LLP On November 28, 2011 Michigan's Gov. Rick Snyder signed five bills into law, three of which amend Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA... Read More

Tags: inspections , Andrea Hayden , Pepper Hamilton , Administrative Procedures Act , Thomas Wilczak , environmental permits , Michigan , environmental regulation , environmental quality , NREPA , EPA