Senators Stabenow and Feingold are trying to build support for Great Lakes funding in the economic stimulus package being developed. The following letter is being circulated as a way of showing support for inclusion of funding.
The letter highlights the traditional areas identified for Great Lakes Restoration- contaminated sediment, combined sewer overflows and eco restoration.
Dear
After the Supreme Court issued its decision in Rapanos, a lack of clarity persists as to how to determine whether a waterway or wetland is federally protected under the Clean Water Act. This of course pretty critical in deciding which types of permits you may need to impact a stream or wetland.
On December
Senator Tom Niehaus has introduced S.B. 372 bill to extend the effectiveness of Ohio’s Environmental Audit Privilege law for another five years. The law is set to expire on January 1, 2009. It was a hard fought battle for businesses to get the Audit Privilege law on the books in the late 90’s. While the law was watered
DERG Round Two Schedule: Tentatively, Ohio will begin soliciting grant applications on December 15th for the second round of funding under the Diesel Emission Reduction Grant (DERG) program administered by the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD). DERG will have approximately $11.2 million in available funding in the second round. The grants pay for retrofits of emission controls