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By Mac Taylor On June 22, 2020

Ohio’s New Brownfield Regulatory Reform Legislation

On June 16, 2020, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 168 into law. The bill is designed to encourage brownfield redevelopment and...


Tags: Environment

By Mac Taylor On April 9, 2020

USEPA Releases Draft Guidance which would allow additional construction activities in advance of obtaining a pre-construction permit

On March 25, 2020, USEPA released draft guidance regarding its interpretation of “begin actual construction” under the...


Tags: Environment

By Mac Taylor On March 27, 2020

New USEPA COVID-19 Enforcement Guidance Issued (Plus Similar State Policies Being Announced)

As an update to our previous post regarding COVID-19 and environmental compliance, new developments at the state and federal...


Tags: Environment

Thinking about delaying environmental compliance due to COVID-19? Think carefully!
By Mac Taylor On March 23, 2020

Thinking about delaying environmental compliance due to COVID-19? Think carefully!

As businesses across the United States confront the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vorys environmental team is...


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By Mac Taylor On December 2, 2019

New USEPA Title V and NSR Guidance: “Adjacent” does actually mean “Adjacent”

On November 26, 2019, USEPA published a guidance memorandum “Interpreting ‘Adjacent’ for New Source Review and Title V Source...


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By Mac Taylor On November 8, 2018

USEPA Concludes Reconsideration of 2009 NSR Project Aggregation Interpretation

On November 7, 2018, USEPA concluded its reconsideration (“2018 Reconsideration Action”) of a January 15, 2009 interpretation...


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By Mac Taylor On August 17, 2018

WOTUS Litigation Continues to Ebb and Flow

On August 16, 2018, a federal district court judge in South Carolina issued a nationwide injunction which halts the effectiveness...


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By Mac Taylor On August 9, 2018

Wyoming Court Upholds Oil and Gas Royalty Rule

On August 6, 2018, the U.S. District Court in Wyoming upheld the vast majority of a Obama-era rule issued by the Department of...


Tags: Energy

By Mac Taylor On July 3, 2018

USEPA Issues Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Waters of the United States, Seeks Additional Comments

On June 29, 2018, USEPA issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Supplemental Notice”) to its July 2017 proposed...


Tags: Environment

By Mac Taylor On February 16, 2018

ODNR Temporary Orders for Oilfield Waste Remain in Effect

On February 15, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio denied an appeal of a mandamus action seeking to force ODNR to rescind temporary...


Tags: Tenth District Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of Ohio, oil and gas resources, FWAP,

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Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP provides business and legal counsel to clients throughout the United States and around the world. Since its founding in 1909, our firm has grown into one of the largest law firms in the country, with nearly 375 attorneys who are located in nine offices in Ohio, Washington, D.C., Texas, Pennsylvania, California and London.

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