Its not often you see business associations support budget requests by State agencies, especially when its Ohio EPA. However, as a result of Senate actions with would cap Ohio EPA’s spending authority business groups have sent a strong letter of support to the Ohio Legislature requesting the caps be removed. (Ohio Chamber and Ohio Manufacturer’s
After the Fire, the Cuyahoga River Clean Up: A Worthy Environmental Achievement Goes “Up in Smoke”
On Monday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer had a picture (above the fold) taken 40 years ago of a man dipping his hand in the Cuyahoga River and having it covered in oil and muck. In the background is the River that was an oil and waste cesspool, devoid of any life. Everything was primed for
What U.S. EPA’s Formal Recognition of Cleveland’s Improved Air Quality Means for Businesses
Yesterday, U.S. EPA announced a proposed rulemaking to formally recognize Cleveland and nearby counties as achieving the 1997 8-hour ozone standard (.085ppb). As discussed in a previous post, this is very good news for Northeast Ohio businesses in any of the following counties: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit. U.S. EPA is taking comments
Ending 40 Years Of Cleveland Jokes: A River’s Recovery
June 22nd will mark the 40 year anniversary of the famous 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River. A picture of the fire in Time magazine was credited with bringing national focus to water pollution in the United States. Here is a quote from a recent Cleveland Plain Dealer Article on the notorious fire:
"The fire did contribute
One Year Anniversary- 50 Best Environmental Law Blogs
Since this is about the 1 year anniversary since I launched my blog, I thought it was nice to see a fellow blogger has included Ohio Environmental Law Blog as one of the fifty best environmental blogs available. Check out the list of the 50 Best Environmental Law Blogs as compiled by E-justice. Its a good
Climate Change Legislation Moves Forward, But Major Issues Remain
The American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act of 2009 has cleared one hurdle through passage by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The bill now makes its way through at least two more House Committees before a floor vote will occur. The House leadership has set an aggressive time frame for passage, Speaker Pelosi has
Clean Ohio: New Conflict of Interest Prohibitions Shape Parties Involvement at Brownfield Redevelopment Projects
On May 18, 2009 the Clean Ohio Council finalized new policies that will govern future rounds of the Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (CORF). A major change has been incorporated into the policies that will impact developers, consultants and contractors who work on Clean Ohio projects. For the first time the Council has included conflict of
Remedy in Cinergy NSR Case Forces Shut Down of Units
As an indication the New Source Review (NSR) enforcement actions are alive and well, today an Indiana federal court has ordered the shut down of units that triggered NSR and failed to install controls. In addition, the Court required Cinergy to surrender allowances to compensate for "irreparable harm" caused by the operation of the units in violation
Ohio Announces Second Round of Diesel Grants
On May 26th, the Ohio Department of Development announced the recipients of the second round of the Diesel Emission Reduction Grant (DERG) program. The announcement once again highlights issues with implementation of this grant program.
After two grant rounds, school buses, transit and rail received the lion share of the total $19.8 million in available
Major Overhaul to House Climate Change Legislation
Representatives Waxman and Markey released their much anticipated re-write of their proposed cap and trade climate legislation earlier this week. Much speculation has been offered in the media that the bill had no chance of passing as it was originally structured, if it had any chance at all.
Well, there has apparently been a lot