On July 7, 2017, Governor Kasich signed Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), which addresses Ohio’s authority under several environmental...
Tags: Solid Waste, Water, Environment
This post provides an important update to our April 20, 2017 post regarding U.S. EPA's reconsideration of its rule regulating...
Tags: NSPS, Oil and Gas Regulations, Methane Emissions, Energy,
On June 15, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued notice that it was postponing compliance date for certain sections...
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On May 15, 2017, the Commonwealth Court issued a 2 to 1 decision holding that Sunoco Pipeline has the statutory power of eminent...
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On April 18, 2017, U.S. EPA issued a letter in response to petitions submitted by the American Petroleum Institute and other oil...
Tags: Methane Emissions, Energy, Environment
The White House issued a permit today approving Keystone XL, “bringing the mammoth oil pipeline a step closer to fruition more...
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On January 25, 2017, the Sixth Circuit granted a motion to hold in abeyance litigation regarding U.S. EPA's rule defining "waters...
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On May 12, 2017, EPA’s first rule regulating chemical substances produced at the nanoscale will take effect as part of the Toxic...
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On January 11, 2017, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("Service") published a final rule listing the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee...
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In May of 2016, environmental groups sued the U.S. E.P.A., alleging that the agency failed to review and revise its regulations...
Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, EPA, "horizontal drilling", Energy,