Ohio v. Mass Realty, 2012-Ohio-146 (1st Dist. Ohio Jan. 18, 2012).

The Court held that Ohio EPA is not statutorily permitted to recover payroll costs, travel costs, or enforcement-related costs  under O.R.C. 3734.20(B).   To review the case, click here.

Guenther v. Springfield Township Trustees, 2012-Ohio-203 (2nd Dist. Ohio Jan. 20, 2012).

The Court held that the Township is immune from claims concerning the reconstruction of a drainage system that had become inadequate.   To read the case, click here.

Ohio EPA issues final Model General Permit for shale oil and gas well sites.

The general permit covers all operations involved in an oil and gas well site during the production phase of the well.  To review the Model General Permit, click here.

Obama Administration Releases Action Plan to Address Ocean Challenges.

The new plan also incorporates treatment of the Great Lakes. For more information, click here.

PUCO anticipates savings with passage of utility securitization bill.

The new law replaces high-interest short-term debt with low-interest long-term bonds, which PUCO believes will save utility customers money on their electric bills. For more information, click here.

US EPA issues first national standards for mercury pollution from power plants.

The standards are accompanied by a Presidential Memorandum that directs EPA to use tools provided in the Clean Air Act to implement the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards in a cost-effective manner that ensures electric reliability. For more information, click here.

Bergmann v. Michigan State Transportation Commission, No. 10-17091770 (6th Cir. Dec. 15, 2011).

A motion to enforce a CERLCA consent decree is governed by the equitable doctrine of laches rather than the state statute of limitations.

State ex rel. Doner v. Zody, Slip Opinion No. 2011-Ohio-6117 (Ohio December 1, 2011).

Where a physical or regulatory taking results in continuing damage to another’s property, the statute of limitations is tolled.