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Supreme Court Limits EPA Permitting Authority in City and County of San Fran v. US EPA

On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 opinion in City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, holding that “end-result” requirements routinely imposed by the EPA in NPDES permits issued...more

Lead and Copper Rule Improvements

The federal government began regulating lead and copper pipes in 1991 when it announced its first version of the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). The LCR’s primary purpose was to reduce the allowable lead concentration levels in...more

U.S. EPA Releases First-Ever Final PFAS Drinking Water Rule

On April 10, 2024, U.S. EPA issued the first-ever, national drinking water standard for a group of chemicals commonly referred to as “PFAS” or “forever chemicals”. PFAS generally refers to a family of chemicals known as “per-...more

Ohio Announces Program to Assist Public Entities in Disposing of PFAS-Containing Firefighting Foam

On January 29, Governor DeWine announced a new statewide initiative aimed at eliminating a common fire suppression material called Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF). AFFF, also known as firefighting foam, is a fire suppression...more

US EPA Strengthens Air Quality Standards for Fine Particulate Matter

Today, on February 7, 2024, U.S. EPA announced its final air quality standard to govern fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), also known as soot.  More specifically, U.S. EPA set an annual health-based national ambient air...more

U.S. EPA Good Neighbor Plan Update

On August 4, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA) “Good Neighbor Plan (GNP)” went into effect, requiring power plants and certain industrial facilities to implement emissions reductions through...more

US EPA Approves Ohio’s Maumee Watershed Nutrient TMDL

On September 28, 2023, US EPA announced its final review and approval of the Maumee River Watershed Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Load (Maumee TMDL), which Ohio EPA submitted for approval on June 30, 2023. In issuing its...more

US EPA and Army Corps Announce Final Rule Amending WOTUS

On August 29, 2023, the U.S. EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a pre-publication version of their final rule amending the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) in response to the Sackett v. EPA...more

US Supreme Court Issues Decision in Sackett v. EPA Clean Water Act Case

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in the Sackett v. EPA case, in which it narrowed the test for determining whether wetlands are subject to federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act, thereby...more

Judge Carr Approves Consent Decree Resolving Lake Erie Algae Bloom Litigation

On May 4, 2023, Judge James Carr of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, issued an Order approving a consent decree in settlement of litigation pending for nearly six years....more

EPA proposes to regulate PFAS in drinking water

On March 14, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed its long-awaited proposal to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act through issuance of a...more

Sixth Circuit Ruling on Ohio’s Air Nuisance Rule

On February 10, 2023, the Sixth Circuit issued an opinion in Sierra Club, et al. v. U.S. EPA, et al., (Case No. 21-3057). The case involved a petition for review filed by the Sierra Club, the Ohio Environmental Council, and...more

U.S. EPA issues final WOTUS definition

On December 30, 2022, U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army announced a final rule revising the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The final rule largely follows the substance of U.S. EPA’s proposed...more

Ohio's New Ephemeral Stream Law

On July 21, 2022, new Ohio law governing regulation of ephemeral streams went into effect. The new law is the result of House Bill 175, which was passed by the Ohio General Assembly on April 6, 2022. ...more

Lead in drinking water: Change (and opportunity!) on the horizon

Regulatory challenges and serious public health consequences associated with lead in drinking water have been the topic of national discussion in recent years, particularly following the drinking water crisis in Flint,...more

U.S. Supreme Court accepts WOTUS jurisdictional question

On January 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari in Sackett v. EPA (case no. 21-454) regarding the question,“[w]hether the Ninth Circuit set forth the proper test for determining whether...more

U.S. EPA issues proposed revised WOTUS definition

On November 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army announced a proposed rule to revise the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). According to the agencies, the...more

Federal court vacates and remands Trump administration federal wetlands rule

On August 30, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona issued an order vacating the Navigable Waters Protection Rule and remanding the rule back to U.S. EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The...more

U.S. EPA and Army Corps to repeal and replace Navigable Waters Protection Rule

On June 9, 2021, the Biden administration announced its intent to repeal and replace the Trump administration’s 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which defines which waterbodies constitute “waters of the United States”...more

CERCLA contribution reach and the Guam do-over

On May 24, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion in the Territory of Guam v. United States case. At issue was whether Guam could maintain a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act...more

Proposed amendments to risk management program rules

Ohio EPA has provided notice of proposed amendments to its Accidental Release Prevention Program/Risk Management Program rules, which are found in Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3745-104. Many of Ohio EPA’s proposed changes...more

US EPA issues draft guidance regarding NPDES permitting requirements following Maui Supreme Court decision

On December 8, 2020, U.S. EPA announced issuance of draft guidance to clarify its view of how the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund decision should be applied to its Clean Water Act National...more

U.S. EPA removes Ohio’s air pollution nuisance rule from Ohio’s SIP

On November 19, 2020, U.S. EPA published its decision to remove Ohio’s air pollution nuisance rule from Ohio’s SIP in the Federal Register. The removal came at the request of Ohio EPA because the nuisance rule does not have a...more

Ohio Governor DeWine requests cooperative agreement with Department of Defense to address PFAS

On August 27, 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine sent a letter to the Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Mark Esper requesting DOD cooperation in addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) threatening the drinking...more

Ohio’s Response to new WOTUS Rule – General Permit for Ephemeral Streams (UPDATED)

Update June 29, 2020: On June 25, 2020, Ohio EPA issued the Ohio General Permit for Filling Category 1 and Category 2 Isolated Wetlands and Ephemeral Streams. ...more

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