Municipalities across the country have attempted to place restrictions on the use of fracking associated with oil & gas drilling. Most cases involve outright bans on fracking or more rigorous permitting requirements. Ohio was no different. Other states, like Pennsylvania and New York, both allowed local regulation of fracking. Ohio was different
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Ohio EPA Reform Bill Introduced
By Joseph Koncelik on
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Last week Senator Schaffer introduced Senate Bill 294– dubbed the EPA reform bill. According to testimony from Senator Schaffer and OEPA Director Scott Nally, the two had been working on the legislation for months.
This bill is the probably the first since Ohio EPA creation that touches on so many different areas of…
E-Waste Recycling Legislation Introduced in Ohio
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Ohio does not have regulations governing the disposal or recycling of consumer electronic waste. State legislation has been adopted by at least nineteen other states to encourage the recycling of e-waste and divert computers and other electronic equipment from landfills.
Why manage e-waste differently? E-waste components can contain hazardous or toxic compounds that make it …
A Dozen Companies File Constitutional Challenge to 1-hour Hearings on Ohio Environmental Appeals
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A discussed in prior posts, the Environmental Review Appeals Commission (ERAC) has taken an aggressive respond to deadlines imposed by the Ohio Legislature compelling ERAC to render decisions in 339 appeals in a matter of months. It issued orders in all pending appeals canceling prior hearings and establishing an expedited hearing format that consists of the…
Environmental Commission Responds Forcefully to Appeal Deadlines Established by the Ohio Legislature
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The Ohio General Assembly included in the state budget a series of deadlines for issuing decisions in environmental appeals. (See prior post) The deadlines apply to the Environmental Review Appeals Commission (ERAC) which hears administrative appeals for hundreds of Ohio EPA and other state Agency actions. Here are the deadlines imposed on ERAC:
The commission (ERAC) shall
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