MS4 Regulation and Water Quality Standards
By Matt Carlisle* I. Introduction: Storm water is a major polluter. As one judge put it, “Storm water runoff is one of the most significant sources of water pollution in the nation, at times...
View ArticleFintech Disruption: Balancing Financial Services Innovation and Regulation
By Alex Kraik* The financial services sector, specifically banking, has been mostly impervious to new competition. This is due to regulatory bulwarks that create barriers to entry and the industry’s...
View ArticleGMOs and Act 120
By Alexandra Noll* Genetically modified foods were approved for human consumption in the United States in 1996. [1] Such products were hailed as revolutionary in the agricultural world. Many were...
View ArticleThe Challenges of Federalism in Environmental Regulations: Scott Pruitt and...
By Allyson Beasley* On February 17, 2017 Congress confirmed former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, an outspoken critic of “federal overreach”[1] as the new Administrator of the U.S....
View ArticleThe Unpaved Road to Recovery for Residents in the Flint Water Crisis
By André Rouillard* The refrain is a common one these days: It’s been almost three years since the Flint Water Crisis began, and residents of the city still do not have access to clean drinking water....
View ArticleKids’ Lawsuit Over Climate Change
By Andrea Sinele* In Juliana v. United States, a group of twenty-one children ages nine to twenty-one, along with Dr. James Hansen, sued the fossil fuel industry and Executive Branch, specifically the...
View ArticleFor the Birds: How to Regulate Industry under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
By Kate Peterson* In 1918, Congress passed the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) as a way to protect different species of migratory birds.[1] This act continues to have serious impacts on industry...
View ArticleAir Pollution: a New Harmful Sugar For the Population
By Irma Cruz* We live in a world where long-term consequences are ignored because they lack “immediate attention.” Millennials are known for their need of instant gratification, an attribute that is...
View ArticleIgnoring the Taking of President Trump’s Border Wall
By Hallie Lipsey* In the midst of disputes regarding costs, immigration, and international standing, President Trump may be neglecting one of the greater obstacles to the completion of the wall he has...
View ArticleMining and Oil & Gas Interests in the Trump Administration
By Grant Snyder* Conservationists worry that the Trump Administration’s policies will lead to environmental disaster. These fears often focus on potential federal land transfers to the states. The...
View ArticleThe Grass Isn’t Always Greener: The Environmental Effects of Marijuana...
By Eric Ashby* I. Introduction The legal status of cannabis in the United States varies widely by state. In some states the substance is legal for recreational use, a number of states have laws...
View ArticleFiduciary Responsibility for Investment Advisors: An Issue that Refuses to...
By David Imhoff* On April 8, 2016 the Department of Labor published a rule in the Federal Register that imposes new fiduciary requirements on a broad array of financial advisors.[1] This will require...
View ArticleJuliana v. United States: The Constitutional Argument for Climate Change...
By Anna Rasmussen* In August of 2015, a group of 21 youths, currently aged 9–20, filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief against President Barack Obama (now President Donald Trump) and...
View ArticleThe Bloom is not off the Lake Yet; New Ohio Measures to Reduce Erie...
By Jamila Odeh* Harmful algal blooms, composed of cyanobacteria, can produce toxins that threaten human and ecological health.[1] Harmful algal blooms have long been an issue in Lake Erie where shallow...
View ArticleWhen Tesla comes to Town
By Jason Zhu* Tesla is the new black. Since 2015, Tesla has sold more than twenty thousand electric cars. Thousands of Tesla car are now running on the roads every day. And consumers regard Tesla as...
View ArticleDating, But Without Commitment: The Food Industry’s New Voluntary Dating...
By Joan Campau* The United States wastes an enormous amount of food; some studies show that 40% of our country’s food supply ends up in landfills.[1] A growing body of research suggests that much of...
View Article“An Elephant in the Room”: The Future of Chevron Deference and Its Impact on...
By Chris Erickson* The doctrine of administrative deference, commonly known as Chevron deference, has governed administrative law since 1984.[1] Recent political changes now threaten its existence. The...
View ArticleFrom Carcasses to Chickienobs: Embracing Cultured Meat
By Mitchell Gilburne* Documented evidence of the environmental and ethical consequences of the Factory Farming System are manifold[1] and yet our nation-wide appetite for animal protein will not abate....
View ArticleThe Movement Against the Dakota Access Pipeline: Where do we go from here?
By John Petoskey* On December 4th, 2016, the Army Corps of Engineers—acting under the Obama Administration—announced that it would not be granting the easement for Dakota Access LLC to build a pipeline...
View ArticleWho Gets to Debate?
By Tommy La Voy* Until 1988, televised presidential debates were organized on an ad-hoc basis, which left it an open question as to whether there would actually be a debate during every election.[1]...
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