Gerber – Spring 2026
Standing Water: Great Lakes States’ Wetlands Protections Post-Sackett Jay Gerber The Supreme Court’s Sackett ruling profoundly changed how the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States...
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Dam Near Disaster: The State of Michigan’s Aging Dam Infrastructure Max Stoneman I. INTRODUCTION On May 19, 2020, the Edenville Dam failed, causing catastrophic flooding in Midland, Michigan.[1] More...
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Cartographic Deference Lucinda Widdison Maps play a critical role in the law—in delineating boundaries[1], in establishing power[2], and even as a metaphor for the law itself.[3] Since the 1970s, the...
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Montana v. Held: Do Green Amendments Truly Promise Environmental Protection? Eliza Kreske Introduction As federal climate action has remained inconsistent and politically volatile, advocates have...
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Logged In, Left Behind: Why FERPA Cannot Keep Up with AI in the Classroom Abigail Clarke In Austin, Texas, some fourth graders no longer have teachers. Instead, they log onto an AI-driven platform...
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Leveraging Hot Rocks for a Cooler Planet: Reducing Administrative Barriers to Geothermal Energy Production Martin Koch The power of the Earth’s internal heat reserves is strikingly apparent to anyone...
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Locked Out of Public Land: The Legal Puzzle of Corner Crossing Julia Gavilondo Litigation over corner crossing, moving between adjoining parcels of public land at a shared corner without actually...
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PFAS Regulation Under the Second Trump Administration: Is PFAS Political? Gabi Mosey The second Trump Administration has created new policies regarding polyfluoroalkyl substances, or substances more...
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When ‘Strict’ Isn’t Enough: Michigan’s Mining Laws and the Copperwood Controversy Ally O’Neill Nestled along the shores of Lake Superior in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan is Porcupine...
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A Tale of Two Penalties: Impact of SEC v. Jarkesy on IRS Penalty Litigation Minnalou Boadu-Bennett Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy expanded the scope of monetary penalties that may...
View ArticleMesse – Winter 2025
U of M’s Progress on Sustainability Initiatives Josh Messe The University of Michigan hails its Campus Plan 2050 as “a blueprint for our future.”1 The plan was first announced in late 2023, with...
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More Carrots, Less Sticks – Increasing Tax Compliance Through Greater Taxpayer Discretion Jessica Baer As the calendar approaches April 15th, millions of Americans prepare to file income tax returns;...
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A Positive Spin on the End of Chevron? Ainsley Coty In late June of 2024, the Supreme Court overturned a decades-long precedent, “Chevron Deference,” in Loper Bright v. Raimondo.1 Chevron Deference...
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Executive Order 14154 and the Uncertain Future of NEPA Ben Foster Introduction Since it was signed into law on New Year’s Day 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been a key tool...
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Shaping Industrial Geography: The Environmentalist Third Rail Michael Whelan Transportation shapes not only the housing and commuting patterns of people, but also the production and storage patterns of...
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Citizen Suits in China: How a U.S. Legal Tool Functions in Chinese Environmental Law Finley F.R. Meng* Introduction China’s environmental pollution and ecological destruction have become major concerns...
View ArticleNguyen – Winter 2025
Trusting Courts to Protect the Environment: The Aftermath of Loper Bright. Anna Nguyen “Chevron is overruled.”[1] On June 28th, 2024, the Supreme Court dismantled a 40-year-old precedent that deferred...
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Trump’s Manufactured National Energy Emergency: the Legal Basis and Cause for Alarm Kevin Tahara Since taking office in 2025, President Trump has issued a total of sixty-eight executive orders as of...
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What’s Next for Line 5? James Hill Line 5 is an oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline operated by Canadian energy company Enbridge; a key segment was built on the lakebed between the southern...
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America’s Nuclear Comeback: Pros, Cons, and Prescriptions Stuart Carson In March 2011, a tsunami overwhelmed the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant’s seawall, flooding its facilities and cutting...
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