Traditionally, EPA has regulated storm water differently than point source discharges. Regulators recognized that it was easier to install new technology to reduce pollutant loading from a specific industrial process with a specific "end of pipe" discharge point. Storm water was much more unpredictable.
Therefore, U.S. EPA regulated storm water using general NPDES permits without specific
Details were released this week by the Kasich Administration on the establishment of its privatized economic development agency known as JobsOhio. Many of the traditional job creation duties that fell to the Ohio Department of Development will be shifted to JobsOhio.
Along with the restructuring of development duties, the Administration is shifting the State’s liquor
In my prior post, I discussed the recent federal court ruling with found EPA’s self-imposed stay of the Boiler MACT illegal. Following the Court’s ruling, concern was immediately raised by industry that they would be subject to the original deadlines that appear in the 2011 rulemaking.
Yesterday, Administrator Jackson responded to a letter from Senator
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On February 11, 2011, EPA issued two rules regulating hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from thousands of industrial sources. First, the "Boiler MACT" imposed standards on industrial, commercial and institutional boilers and process heaters. Second, the "CISWI" imposed standards on commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators.
Both rules were very controversial due to their wide
U.S. EPA finally issued its long awaited air pollution regulation aimed at reducing mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants- Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). MATS sets specific numeric emission standards for mercury and other air toxics from coal-fire power plants 25 megawatts in size or larger.
MATS will apply to some 1,400 generating units across
Yesterday, the Ohio Department of Develop put the following notice on the Clean Ohio Fund webpage:
NOTICE
Effective immediately: The Clean Ohio Assistance Fund is no longer accepting applications. If you have a project and would like to discuss other funding opportunities please contact us.
Back in October, Governor Kasich announced that he was redirecting