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Dennis Donohue practices in the area of environmental law, including Clean Water Act permit development and enforcement issues, Safe Drinking Water Act permit development and enforcement issues, water withdrawal and groundwater discharge issues, hazardous waste management issues, sediment remediation and mining.
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Representative Experience
- Successfully assisted a major international natural resources company in obtaining the first non-ferrous metallic mineral mining permit issued in Michigan, together with other associated permits, for a nickel mine in the Upper Peninsula
- Currently advising an electric power cooperative on water use and permitting issues associated with construction and operation of a proposed new clean-coal baseload electric power plant
- Negotiated two major consent decrees addressing sediment contamination for two U.S. EPA Great Lakes Areas of Concern
- Successfully negotiated and obtained numerous environmental permits for various industrial and manufacturing operations, particularly with respect to water discharges
- Assisted in the drafting of new mining regulations in Michigan
- Handled numerous EPA and MDEQ environmental enforcement actions
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Honors And Awards
- Order of the Coif
- Note and Comment Editor, Wayne Law Review
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Bar Associations
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American Bar Association
Environment, Energy and Resources Section
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State Bar of Michigan
Environmental Law Section, Section Council Member; Former Chair, Surface and Groundwater Quality Committee
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Grand Rapids Bar Association
Past Chair, Environmental Law Section
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Teaching and Lecturing
- Speaker on various environmental law topics
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Publications
- Author or co-author of articles for the Environmental Law Journal (State of Michigan)
- Author or co-author of articles for the American Bar Association's Environment, Energy and Resources Year in Review
- Author or co-author of articles for the Michigan Environmental Law Deskbook, and A Guide for Michigan Business (Michigan Chamber of Commerce)
- Co-author and Editor, The 100 Biggest Mistakes of Environmental Compliance and How to Fix or Avoid Them (Michigan Chamber of Commerce)
- Editor of Michigan Administrative Law Quarterly
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Professional Affiliations
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Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
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West Michigan Air and Waste Management Association
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Michigan Water Environment Association
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Community Affiliations
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Grand Rapids Historical Society
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News
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