The Great Lakes Regional Collaboration issues a draft Mercury Emission Reduction Strategy

Public comments will be accepted on the draft through January 12, 2010.

Ohio Green Grants Workshop Scheduled for December 3

The event will be held at the Cedar Point Center on the Firelands Campus of Bowling Green State University in Huron.

Friends of Tim’s Ford v. Tenn. Valley Authority, 2009 WL 3673063 (6th Cir. November 6, 2009).

Plaintiffs allege procedural, aesthetic and recreational injuries, and the court considers whether the plaintiffs have standing.

PUCO directs FirstEnergy to submit an alternative compact fluorescent light bulb program

The new proposal is due by November 30, 2009.

Pike County to receive $250,000 to improve drinking water in the area

The funds come from a grant given by the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Ohio releases the 2009 Clean Ohio Report

This report highlights the initial accomplishments of the $400 million Clean Ohio Fund.

Requirements for Pharmaceutical Collection in Ohio

The guidelines aim to help governmental entities and private companies properly collect unused and expired prescriptions.

Ohio EPA refiled its new rule concerning VOC emissions from reinforced plastic composites production

The new rule is based on the MACT rule for reinforced plastic composites production operations and will apply statewide.

Ohio EPA Seeks Comments on Lake Erie Shoreline Projects

The public comment period ends November 24, 2009.

A and B Metal Recycling agrees to EPA order regarding stratospheric ozone

EPA cited A & B in 2008 for alleged violations of EPA regulations that require the recovery of ozone-depleting refrigerants.

Cleveland companies/owner sentenced in hazardous waste case

Criminal charges were brought in connection to the illegal disposal of hazardous wastes. The State of Ohio has also filed a civil action in the matter.

EPA Region 5 releases first air monitoring data from four schools in Ohio

The study aims to assess risks of long-term exposure.

EPA Picks Cleanup Plan for Copley Square Plaza Superfund Site

The plan addresses ground water contamination affecting approximately 30 homes in the Copley, Ohio area.