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As predicted last year in a prior blog post, EPA announced today that it would revise the current ozone standard of 75 ppb downward to 70 ppb. EPA had been contemplating a revised standard between 70 ppb and as low as 60 ppb.
Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to review the
As part of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, the EPA recently released rule proposal directed at the oil & gas industry. On August 27, 2015, U.S. EPA published its proposed rule for "single source permitting" for the oil & gas industry. The comment period will close October 26, 2015.
The proposed rule will
After five years of litigation, the Ohio Supreme Court issued its decision today in Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) v. Bath et. al., upholding the District’s authority to implement a storm water management program. The Supreme Court’s decision overturns an prior ruling by the Appellate Court which had held NEORSD did not have
I was fortunate enough to be asked to participate in a radio interview with Jeff St. Clair, WKSU Radio, regarding the Clean Power Plan. It was an interesting discussion of the legal questions surrounding the plan as well as a broader discussion of the state of environmental regulation in the United States.
Here is an
Last week, the U.S. District Court for North Dakota imposed a preliminary injunction against EPA’s implementation of its "Waters of the U.S. Rule" which defines the waterways and wetlands regulated under the Clean Water Act. See, North Dakota v. EPA. The Court issued its decision despite the EPA and Army Corps’ argument that exclusive
Under the Clean Water Act (CWA), you cannot impact a federally protected stream or wetland unless you obtain a 404 permit from the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE).See 33 U.S.C. §§ 1344(a), 1362(7). If you trigger the need for a 404 permit, you will also need a 401 Water Quality Certification. Ohio Administrative Code
I previously posted about the new $20 million dollar cleanup fund created to address old gas stations. The fund with be operated by the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA).
The fund will provide up to $100,00 for sampling and $500,000 for cleanup of abandoned gas stations or underground storage tanks that are classified
On August 3rd, the Obama Administration and U.S. EPA released the much-anticipated final Clean Power Plan designed to curtail greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change. The regulations promise to be the most comprehensive, complex and costly regulatory program ever launched without specific authorization from Congress.
How the Plan Works
The final plan calls
On June 29th the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that EPA was required to consider costs of compliance when deciding whether it was "appropriate and necessary" to regulate emission of mercury and other air toxics from power plants. (Michigan v. EPA, U.S., No. 14-46, 6/29/15). The majority decision, written by
U.S. EPA and the many state EPA’s have adopted environmental audit policies or laws to encourage companies to review and disclose instances of non-compliance. (See prior post- Why Businesses Should Consider an Environmental Audit?)
Last week, I participated in a webinar discussing environmental audits. It was a good panel discussion which explored many