On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the next major climate change decision in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA (UARG). In reading commentary across the web it appears most think the Court’s decision isn’t really a big deal. After all, the Court upheld EPA’s permitting authority to regulate greenhouse gases (GHGs) from stationary sources.
June 2014
Practical Issues with Ohio’s Brownfield Tax Abatement Law
By Joseph Koncelik on
Posted in Brownfields/Transactions
I have written before regarding the flaws in Ohio’s automatic ten year tax abatement for brownfield cleanups. In my prior post, I discussed both timing issues and exclusion of new buildings/improvements from coverage under the tax abatement.
Over the years, as I have dealt with this law in practice for clients, another reality has…
EPA’s Power Sector Carbon Pollution Standards
By Joseph Koncelik on
Posted in Climate Change
On June 2, 2014, U.S. EPA released its Clean Power Plan Proposal to address carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing power plants. EPA continues to move forward with climate change initiatives as gridlock in Congress persists over the issue. EPA’s strategy has been to target transportation and the power sector, the two largest sources…