Hill – Winter 2025
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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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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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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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...
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Whelan – Winter 2025
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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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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Coty – Winter 2025
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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Baer – Winter 2025
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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Messe – 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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