Nick Schroeck
Company
Great Lakes Environmental Law Center
Homepage URL
Degrees and Certifications
J.D., Wayne State University Law School
Courses Taught
Environmental Law Clinic
Biography
Nick Schroeck is the executive director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center. Nick also teaches the Environmental Law Clinic at Wayne State University Law School. Most recently, Nick worked for the National Wildlife Federation, America's largest conservation organization, out of their Great Lakes Natural Resources Center in Ann Arbor. Prior to joining NWF, Nick was a Sea Grant Fellow with the Great Lakes Commission. Nick is a licensed Michigan attorney and a graduate of Wayne State University Law School. He also holds a B.A. in Urban Studies and Political Science from Elmhurst College in Illinois.
Accomplishments
- April 30, 2013
Nick Schroeck was a featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Four Township Water Resources Council'a annual meeting on April 29. The council is dedicated to protecting water quality in Barry and Prairieville townships in Barry County and Richland and Ross townships in Kalamazoo County. Schroeck spoke on federal, state and local regulations as they pertain to hydraulic fracturing (fracking), including environmental and health risks and protection, as well as issues involving oil and gas leases and contracts. - April 6, 2013
Nick Schroeck spoke at the Michigan Energy Public Forum in Detroit on March 25. His public comments (limited to 2 minutes) focused on the environmental justice issues faced in Detroit -- how the impacts of pollution disproportionately impact the poor and people of color. - March 6, 2013
Nick Schroeck kicked off the opening panel on emerging challenges facing Great Lakes governance at Indiana University's Robert H. McKinney School of Law's sixth annual Spring Environmental Symposium on the topic of Great Lakes Natural Resource Governance held March 1. (Here's a link to a podcast of the symposium, including Schroeck's panel.) Later this month, Schroeck will bring a Great Lakes perspective to the American Bar Association's 42nd Annual Spring Conference hosted by the Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. He'll be discussing stormwater management. The conference is March 21-23 in Salt Lake City. - January 31, 2013
Nick Schroeck will speak at 6 p.m. March 14 at the Great Lakes Regional Training Center at Washtenaw Community College about Great Lakes water rights and conservation and the controversial practice of "fracking" to extract oil and gas from wells. The event will be free and open to the public. Schroeck is the executive director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, and the event is one in a series sponsored by the WCC Faculty Sustainability Literacy Task Force about environmental issues. - October 16, 2012
Nick Schroeck was selected as the keynote speaker for a conference sponsored by the State Bar of Michigan Environmental Law Section and East Michigan and West Michigan Chapters of the Air & Waste Management Association. The conference, called "Michigan Environment in 2012 and Beyond: Developments and Emerging Issues in the Management and Regulation of Air, Water, Energy and Waste," is set for Nov. 14 at Lansing Community College. Schroeck will speak on "Great Lakes Water Law and Policy Update." More information is available at http://www.michbar.org/environmental/pdfs/JointConference2012.pdf. - October 10, 2012
Nick Schroeck will make a presentation Oct. 20 on Great Lakes Policy Update during the eighth annual Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit Conference at Marygrove College. - September 10, 2012
Nick Schroeck will be speaking at three different law schools this semester. On Sept. 26, he'll be debating Becky Norton Dunlop of the Heritage Foundation at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee on the issue of hydraulic fracturing (fracking). The event is sponsored by the Federalist Society and the Marquette Environmental Law Society. On Nov. 2, Schroeck will speak on a panel at the University of Toledo Law School's Great Lakes Water Conference on the topic of the U.S. and Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. And on Nov. 16, Schroeck will speak at Case Western Law School in Cleveland, Ohio, at a law review symposium. The topic will be on oil and gas development, including fracking. For the symposium, he, with recent alumna Stephanie Karisny, will be publishing an article on the topic in the Case Law Review. - April 3, 2012
Nick Schroeck participated in University of Michigan Law: Environmental Law & Policy Program conference, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Oil Pipelines in the Great Lakes Region: Learning from the Enbridge Spill in Marshall, MI" today. - April 3, 2012
Nick Schroeck participated in University of Michigan Law: Environmental Law & Policy Program conference, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Oil Pipelines in the Great Lakes Region: Learning from the Enbridge Spill in Marshall, MI" today. - November 11, 2011
Nick Schroeck was recently named co-chair of the Water Law Committee of the State Bar Environmental Law Section. - November 1, 2011
Nick Schroeck presented the State of the Law update for water law in Michigan at the 2011 State Bar of Michigan Environmental Law Section meeting held in September. - May 24, 2011
Nick Schroeck co-authored an article with Katherine Storch titled "Asian Carp, Chicago Canal Litigation, and The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Inter‐Basin Study" in the Michigan Environmental Law Journal. - February 1, 2011
Nick Schroeck wrote an article with Kate Brady-Medley on offshore wind that appear in the most recent version of the Michigan Environmental Law Journal.
In the News
- Nick Schroeck was interviewed by Craig Fahle on WDET for a news segment titled "MDOT Wants To Allow Hazardous Materials To Cross Ambassador Bridge."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck wrote a column titled "Water under the bridge: Municipalities are reducing combined sewer overflows with green infrastructure," which was published by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck wrote an opinion column, "Make conservation compliance part of Farm Bill crop insurance," published in the Detroit Free Press.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in an artile titled "Enbridge Resisting Final Clean-Up of Its Michigan Oil Spill" published in Inside Climate News.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in Circle of Blue, a publication about resource crises, in an article titled "Great Lakes Map Shows Greatest Ecosystem Stress in Lakes Erie and Ontario."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was among the environmental experts discussing issues with WDET-FM's Craig Fahle on a program titled "Environmental community responds to Gov. Snyder's energy message."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured in an article in Water World magazine titled "Wayne State environmental law professor is gaining recognition."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in a Great Lakes Echo article titled "The Law and the Great Lakes: Respect for the value of conflict."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was the subject of a feature article in the Legal News titled "Natural Fit."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck spoke to University of Michigan students in the Michigan Energy Club about state ballot proposal No. 3. Radio station WEMU's Andrew Cluley reported on Schroeck's talk.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck is the co-author of a letter published in the Detroit Free Press under the title "Letters: Don't be so quick to dismiss the value of Detroit Water Dept. workers." Schroeck's contribution is titled "Think Green."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was interviewed by Craig Fahle on WDET-FM radio in a segment titled "NRDC ranks Michigan 7th on List of Worst 20 States for Air Pollution."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured as an upcoming speaker on Great Lakes Water Issues in an article, "Environmental Law Section presents Summer Program, Aug. 3," in the Oakland County Legal News.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was interviewed for "Asked and Answered" in the Detroit Legal News about Wayne Law's Transnational Environmental Law Clinic.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck is quoted in a story in the Akron Beacon Journal titled "Ohio Utica Shale: Groups says Great Lakes are at risk from pipeline spills."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck and Wayne Law's Transnational Environmental Law Clinic are the subjects of a report, "'There's lots of lawyering to be done' as pollution, energy disputes cross borders" in Greenwire's E&E News.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in a story titled "Chicago communities win in a mixed Great Lakes news week" in the greatlakesecho.com.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in an article titled "Power plants affect Great Lakes watersheds" posted on greatlakesecho.org.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was the subject of an article in the South End about Michigan Department of Environmental Quality v. Township of Worth, a case just filed in the Michigan Supreme Court.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was interviewed on WDET-FM's "Craig Fahle Show" about the DEQ v. Worth Township case before the Michigan Supreme Court. The work of The Great Lakes Environmental Law Center on this case was also mentioned in an Associated Press article, "Dispute over failed septic systems hits high court." http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/dispute-over-failed-septic-systems-hits-high-court/d9b976aa596b41c6bb3f56450811c472
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was interviewed on "Great Lakes Now" on Detroit Public Television in October.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was a featured guest on the Frank Beckmann Show today. Schroeck provided expertise on the Great Lakes Compact implementation issue in Ohio.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck commented as the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center director in a Detroit Free Press article titled "Asian carp: U.S. as much to blame as fish farms for escape."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck commented in a Michigan Messenger story titled "High court erases recent environmental victory: State supreme court vacates Anglers of Au Sable decision."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was a guest on Michigan Public Radio's Environment Report, discussing a recent MI Supreme Court decision.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured in a Michigan Radio (NPR) segment titled "Can the state be held liable in lawsuits over permits?"
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in a Michigan Radio story titled "Is the State Supreme Court a flip-flopper?"
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in a Great Lakes Echo article titled "Rust belt govs need to shine up their environmental legacy."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck commented on the lawsuit filed against oil and gas company Enbridge over its 2010 Michigan pipeline rupture in an interview with Michigan Radio. The interview was referenced in a story in the Michigan Messenger online news network.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck commented on the new Transnational Environmental Law Clinic partnership with Windsor Law on NPR, Law Ontario Waterkeeper and in the Grand Rapids Legal News.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured on the Craig Fahle Show today talking about the transnational clinic. His interview starts at around the 33 minute mark.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck commented in an updated version of a Metro Times article profiling the Anglers of the AuSable. The mid-Michigan group of fly fishermen are scheduled to appear at the Michigan Supreme Court this week arguing appeals of the case involving Texas-based oil company Merit Energy Co. and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was on WDET 101.9 this morning discussing the latest Asian carp developments with Craig Fahle. His interview starts at about the 1 hr 33 minute mark.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in a Michigan Messenger story titled "High court in flux delivers victory to environmental groups: Restores citizen right to sue over pollution."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in a South End article about the Dec. 1 Asian carp seminar at Wayne State University. Schroeck served as a seminar speaker.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck commented in a Circle of Blue article titled "Asian Carp - On the Docket in D.C. and Chicago; On the Menu in Michigan."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured on the Craig Fahle Show today discussing recent developments in the fight against Asian carp.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in a Toledo Blade article titled "UT water seminar focuses on pollution in Great Lakes: Pharmaceuticals growing concern."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck commented in a New York Times article titled "Mich. Democrat Downplays Oil Spill-Response Role in Cutthroat Re-election Push."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured in Detroit News article titled "Small talk: Nick Schroeck, Director of Great Lakes Environmental Law Center."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in the Metro Times in an article titled "Majority rules: Makeup of state supremes could strengthen views on environmental laws."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured on WDET 101.9 FM talking about Asian carp and the Enbridge oil spill. His interview starts just after the 51 minute mark.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in a Crain's article titled "Lawsuits over Kalamazoo River oil spill seek damages for residents."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in the Times Herald in an article titled "Ballast rules absent for no good reason."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in the Battle Creek Enquirer in a story titled "Sue Enbridge or take cash? Residents choose."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in Time magazine in an article titled "Invasive Species: Catchin' Some Asian Carp."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in an article in the Detroit News titled, "NTSB probe validates Enbridge's account of oil spill."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was the main source in an article in the Toronto Sun titled, "Suit planned against Enbridge."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in an NPR article titled "Environmental law group: Enforce fines against Enbridge."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in an article in the Detroit Free Press titled, "Law group aims to sue Enbridge over Michigan spill."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted on Stateline.org in an article titled "Asian carp, other invasive species make a splash."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck commented in an interview about the Asian carp threat to the Great Lakes on WBEN-AM.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck provided legal expertise in an article titled "Great Lakes States Sue Federal Government Over Asian Carp Threat" on circleofblue.org.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck commented in an AP story on a number of states suing over Asian carp.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured in an article on Mlive.com titled "Nick Schroeck works to keep Asian carp out of Michigan's waters."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted extensively in Scene magazine in a feature story on Asian carp.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck provided legal expertise in an article titled "Asian carp threaten Great Lakes" on St. Louis Today.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in Metro Times in an article titled "Carping on: Astroturf group wants to solve Asian carp problem... without closing the locks."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in the Michigan Messenger in an article titled "Asian carp discovery prompts renewed calls for ecological separation."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured on the Craig Fahle Show in a segment on the Detroit incinerator.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in the Detroit News in an article titled "Lake turbine plan hits rough seas: Sailers, waterfront residents oppose wind generators."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted on upi.com in an article titled "Canadian lakes turbine plans draws fire."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in the Detroit Free Press in an article titled "No carp hit surface, so no problem? Barge owners say no reason to shut locks; conservationists say it's a matter of time."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in Grosse Pointe Today in an article titled "Alternative energy from Lake St. Clair? The answer is blowing in the wind."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in Metro Times in an article titled "Oh, carp! Where'd they come from? Can they be stopped? And if we can't beat 'em, can we eat 'em?"
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted on circleofblue.org in an article titled "Supreme Court Rejects Michigan's Asian Carp Lawsuit."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in the BNA Daily Environmental Report in an article titled "Supreme Court Rejects Michigan's Request To Reopen Water Case Over Invasive Carp."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in the Detroit Free Press in an article titled "Supreme Court won't take up fight over Asian carp."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted by the Associated Press on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to not get involved in a dispute over how to prevent invasive Asian carp from making their way into the Great Lakes. The story has been picked up by numerous publications.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted on circleofblue.org in an article titled "The Price of Water: A Comparison of Water Rates, Usage in 30 U.S. Cities."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was a guest on the Craig Fahle Show (WDET) talking about the Supreme Court and carp.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in the New York Times in an article titled "Supreme Court to Consider Revisiting 1922 Great Lakes Water Diversion Case."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in an article titled "Windmills Power Controversy on Great Lakes" in the Michigan Capitol Confidential.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in the Metro Times in an article titled "Cross winds: Plans for wind power sites have some lake-watchers taking notice."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in the Metro Times in a story titled "Fishing for truth: Did government agencies help create the Asian carp crisis?"
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured on WDET in a segment titled "Asian Carp Has Canada Walking Diplomatic Tightrope."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured on NPR in a segment titled "States Battle Over Solutions To Invading Fish."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured in a segment regarding Asian carp on ScienceFriday.com.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured on the Craig Fahle Show in a segment on Asian carp.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was quoted in the New York Times in an article titled "Supreme Court Again Rejects Injunction in Asian Carp Case."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured in Metro Times in an article titled "Lakes' law: New head for Great Lakes environmental group."
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was highlighted in a New York Times article titled "Supreme Court to Reconsider Wading Into Asian Carp Fight." Professor Schroeck is the executive director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured in the Detroit Legal News regarding being named executive director for the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center.
Read Article - Nick Schroeck was featured on the Craig Fahle Show on March 10, 2009 in a segment on the Great Lakes Ecosystem Protection Act.
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