Companies and public entities that own diesel vehicles have until March 30th to submit an application for grant funding to pay for engine repower, retrofit and/or installation of idle technology. Ohio EPA released its request for proposal to solicit applications for $10 million in grant funding in 2012 under its Diesel Emission Reduction Grant (DERG)
February 2012
Ohio EPA Reform Bill Introduced
By Joseph Koncelik on
Posted in Federal and State Developments
Last week Senator Schaffer introduced Senate Bill 294– dubbed the EPA reform bill. According to testimony from Senator Schaffer and OEPA Director Scott Nally, the two had been working on the legislation for months.
This bill is the probably the first since Ohio EPA creation that touches on so many different areas of…
Recent Court Case Limits Ohio EPA Enforcement Authority and Ability to Recover Costs
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Posted in Federal and State Developments
A recent court case calls into question Ohio EPA’s legal authority to recover certain costs related to investigation and clean up of contaminated sites. The case also raises questions about Ohio EPA’s long standing practice to negotiate administrative settlements of enforcement actions.
On January 18, 2012, the First District Court of Appeals in Hamilton County issued…
Ohio EPA Issues “Faster Air Permit” for Shale Gas Sites
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Posted in Air Pollution
In anticipation of an influx of shale gas drilling operations coming to the State, Ohio EPA decided to try and get ahead of the curve by developing an expedited permit to cover air emissions from such operations.
On February 1st, Ohio EPA issued a final air pollution general permit to cover production operations at shale…