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Ohio EPA has made draft model general permits for Oil and Gas Well Site Production Operations and Unpaved Roadways and Parking...


Tags: Energy, Environment, Utica

By Greg Russell On February 16, 2013

OH: Good job news!

The Canton Repository is reporting that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has started issuing quarterly reports on...


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The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently dealt "a blow to the biofuel industry Friday...


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By Greg Russell On February 11, 2013

Spark Spreads

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has a good introduction to the concept of spark spreads: "The spark spread is a...


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The Toledo Blade has an interesting article on how development of the Marcellus and Utica shales might help maintain - and impact...


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OH: AG Opinion Requested
By Greg Russell On February 8, 2013

OH: AG Opinion Requested

The Harrison County prosecutor has asked Ohio's Attorney General for an opinion on several questions involving "the authority of...


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OH: Preemption of Local Drilling Ordinances Upheld

Yesterday, in State of Ohio ex rel. Morrison v. Beck Energy Corp., 2013-Ohio-356, the Ninth District Court of Appeals held that...


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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced that it has finalized certain revisions to a general air...


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OH: Severance Tax Proposal
By Greg Russell On February 5, 2013

OH: Severance Tax Proposal

Governor Kasich has released his proposal for increasing Ohio's severance tax.  From the Administration's summary:


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Ohio Oil and Gas Commission Lacks Jurisdiction Over Permit-Issuance Appeals

The Ohio Supreme Court has concluded that the Oil and Gas Commission has no authority to hear appeals of drilling permits issued...


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