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On October 22nd, Kristi Tanner, a managing director of JobsOhio presented regarding Ohio’s new brownfield redevelopment incentive program which will replace Clean Ohio. Many in the brownfield redevelopment community have been anxiously awaiting the roll-out of the new program.
According to Ms. Tanner, JobsOhio will start discussing potential projects now, but awards under the new
As discussed in a prior post, U.S. EPA had issued a direct final rule approving the use of the new ASTM Standard E 1527-13 "Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process." The final rule was set to take effect on November 13, 2013.
If the rule had gone into
This past spring, the Kasich Administration put another $15 million in grant funding into the Clean Ohio program. (See prior post). While a public announcement has yet to be made regarding grant awards for the remaining $15 million, it is my understanding that the money is allocated. Announcements may be made next week at
Back in April of this year, a citizen group filed a petition that argued Ohio illegally tried to exempt oil & gas companies from complying with federal emergency planning and citizen reporting requirements under the "Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act ("EPCRA"). EPCRA requires companies that store certain hazardous chemical above certain thresholds to inform
On September 30th, the Congressional Research Service released a very interesting report titled "EPA Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants: Many Questions, Some Answers." The report was prepared as a review of the effect of recent new Clean Air Act regulations on existing and future coal fired power plants.
How New
This past summer the Ohio General Assembly passed House Bill 59 which changed various aspects of the regulatory approach toward oil & gas waste material management. One aspect dealt with under H.B. 59 was the regulation of oil & gas related waste that may be considered technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM). H.B. 59