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The Ohio House of Representatives recently passed a bill (H.B. 168) that provides “bona fide prospective purchasers” (BFPPs) of...
Tags: H.B. 168, Brownfields, CERCLA, Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser,
On March 29, 2019, U.S. EPA finalized a New Owner Clean Air Act (CAA) Audit Program for new owners of upstream oil and natural...
Tags: Clean Air Act, Audit, Oil and Gas, Energy,
On February 21, 2019, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a petition for review of air permits issued by Ohio EPA for...
Tags: Clean Air Act, Energy, Environment, Standing,
On February 14, 2019, U.S. EPA issued a comprehensive Action Plan for addressing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in...
Tags: Safe Drinking Water, PFAS, Environment
On December 11, 2018, USEPA and the Army Corps of Engineers proposed a new rule defining "water of the United States" (WOTUS)...
Tags: WOTUS, Clean Water Act, Army Corps, Energy,
U.S EPA recently issued a draft guidance document titled Revised Policy on Exclusions from “Ambient Air” (Draft Guidance) in...
Tags: Clean Air Act, Energy, Environment
On November 7, 2018, USEPA concluded its reconsideration (“2018 Reconsideration Action”) of a January 15, 2009 interpretation...
Tags: Environment
On October 15, 2018, USEPA proposed amendments to the new source performance standards (NSPS) for the oil and natural gas sector...
Tags: NSPS, OOOOa, Clean Air Act, Energy,
On October 1, 2018, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of claims for civil penalties for violations of the...
Tags: Permit, Clean Air Act, Energy, Environment
On September 21, 2018, the Ohio Supreme Court held in State ex rel. Twitchell et al. v. Saferin et al., that the Lucas County...
Tags: Energy, Environment
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