- Date
- 2007-04
- Kind
- Legal proceeding
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- invasive-speciesmaritimelegal-instrumentenvironmentgovernancecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 2007 Beaver Beacon reported that shipping companies sued Michigan, arguing that the state’s ballast-water law was unconstitutional. The article placed the case within broader concern about invasive aquatic species in the Great Lakes.
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Sources
- "Michigan Sued by Foreign Fish," Beaver Beacon, April 2007.Reports that shipping companies challenged Michigan's ballast-water law and describes federal legislation and invasive-species concerns in the Great Lakes. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the ballast-water report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
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Beaver Island Archive, “Shipping companies challenge Michigan ballast-water law, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-michigan-ballast-water-lawsuit-2007/, accessed [date], citing "Michigan Sued by Foreign Fish," Beaver Beacon, April 2007. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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