As reported in various newspapers, several states have moved forward with the next round of climate change litigation. The States have sued U.S. EPA arguing that the Agency illegally refused to regulate greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from refineries.
Thelen’s Climate Law Update, had a recent post discussing the lawsuit:
New York, California and 10 other states
Federal hazardous waste regulations (RCRA) have long been referred to as management from "cradle to grave." In order meet this management principle, the regulations require detailed paper work and reporting from both small and large businesses.
Failure to maintain the proper paper work can result in significant penalties or even change your regulatory status which will have even
On August 20th, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) proposed administrative rules for the implementation of Ohio’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard. Approximately 26 states have enacted renewable portfolio standards (RPS) that mandate a certain percentage of electricity supplied in the state come from renewable sources. Only one other State, Pennsylvania expanded the mandate
As reported in Platts, the Court of Appeals has granted US EPA until September 24th to determine whether to pursue rehearing of the ruling that struck down the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR).
The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia announced
….it was giving EPA more time to file any
On August 20th, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio proposed rules governing greenhouse gas reporting and carbon dioxide control planning. Parties wishing to file comments have until September 6th to file comments.
The most interesting aspect of the rule is it proposes to mandate all electric generating facilities in Ohio become participating members in
This picture may be one of the last of the "big three" (Strickland, Husted, and Harris) holding hands over Clean Ohio. Governor Ted Strickland’s administration is proposing to mandate prevailing wage for all construction that occurs on land for which the State has funded environmental remediation. A key political debate is shaping up as to how
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Yesterday, U.S. EPA announced its proposed non-attainment designations for counties not meeting the new P.M. 2.5 (fine particle) pollution standard. Ohio was second only to California in total counties designated non-attainment with 28 total counties.
A county’s designation as non-attainment makes economic development efforts more difficult and increases competitive pressure on existing businesses. The
You don’t often hear Buckeye’s saying they need to be more like Longhorns, but Ohio would do well to imitate the Texas approach to reducing diesel emissions in its state. Back in 2001, Texas established the Texas Emission Reduction Plan (TERP) that has approximately $500 million in funding to help reduce diesel emissions.
Why has
Here is a sampling of sustainable practices that can directly improve your company’s bottom line. As you can see from the descriptions, these practices involve large Fortune 500 companies. However, there is no reason they can’t be implemented by smaller companies. The examples in this post can help save fuel and reduce energy costs. With ever increasing prices for both the incentives
MSNBC reported today that the Interior Department has proposed changes to the rules governing required reviews under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). From the news report is appears the two most significant proposed changes are: