H.B. 197, passed by the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House and now awaiting Governor DeWine’s signature, includes several provisions that may impact entities or communities regulated by Ohio EPA. First, Section 27 of H.B. 197...more
On January 29, 2020, EPA activated its Emerging Viral Pathogens Guidance for Antimicrobial Pesticides in response to the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19). USEPA maintains a list, referred to as List N, which includes products...more
3/23/2020
Regarding drinking water, EPA advised that the COVID-19 virus has not been detected in drinking water supplies and that Americans should continue to use tap water for drinking and handwashing as usual. Coronavirus...more
On September 27, 2019, Governor Mike DeWine announced that he has directed the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) and Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to analyze the prevalence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule governing management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals became effective August 21, 2019. The new regulations apply to the management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals by...more
9/13/2019
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On May 6, 2019, the Ohio EPA Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization issued an early stakeholder outreach public notice, through which it seeks stakeholder input on Ohio EPA’s intent to incorporate recent...more
Two Columbus warehouse owners have filed federal lawsuits against over 40 electronics scrap companies, saying they are to blame for the largest cathode ray tube (CRT) glass stockpile in U.S. history. ...more
In a February 26, 2019, special election, Toledo’s voters passed the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR). The LEBOR is an amendment to the City of Toledo’s Charter that creates a new cause of action for the violation of the...more
On December 11, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) announced new rule language to replace the Obama Administration’s 2015 Clean Water Rule...more
Last week, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed amendments to three rules pertaining to modeling and total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) in Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3745-2. ...more
Judge Carr issued an order on October 3, 2018, in Environmental Law and Policy Center, et al., v. U.S. EPA, et al., effectively dismissing the litigation and providing no clear path forward for challenges of Ohio EPA’s plan...more
In two opinions issued on September 24, 2018, the Sixth Circuit ruled that discharges of a pollutant to surface waters through groundwater do not require a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, pursuant to...more
On September 17, 2018, Ohio EPA issued its General Permit Authorization for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity from Oil and Gas Linear Transmission Line and Gathering Line Installation (the General...more
Ohio EPA has released proposed pretreatment and indirect discharge permit (IDP) rules (OAC 3745-3 and 3745-36, respectively). The existing pretreatment and IDP rules overlap with one another quite significantly, and the IDP...more
On July 11, 2018, Governor John R. Kasich issued Executive Order 2018-09K, “Taking Steps to Protect Lake Erie.” Through Executive Order 2018-09K, Governor Kasich has ordered the director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture,...more
On February 9, 2018, the Ohio EPA issued a public notice of its fifth-generation draft general NPDES permit for the statewide regulation of storm water associated with construction activities (Permit No. OHC000005). ...more