Sportsmen and Conservation Groups File Brief with Ohio Supreme Court, Urge Reversal of Decision by Eleventh District Court of Appeals

PRESS RELEASE: (Columbus, OH)—A group of sportsmen and conservation organizations is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to overrule a controversial decision by a lower court which threatens to hobble the authority of the Ohio Attorney General to protect Ohio’s natural resources. On January 22nd, the groups—Ohio Bass Federation; Izaak Walton League of America, Ohio Division; [...]

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Lake Erie Shoreline Appeal Reaches Supreme Court of Ohio, OELC Prepares Briefs

There are a few updates on the Lake Erie Shoreline case, now pending before the Supreme Court of Ohio. The case, State ex rel. Merrill v. Ohio Department of Natural Resources, concerns the extent of the “public trust doctrine” as it pertains to the Lake Erie shoreline. Parties to the case include the Ohio Environmental [...]

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Ensuring that Biomass is Truly “Renewable”

Senate Bill 221’s alternative energy standard mandates that 25 percent of the power sold in Ohio must be generated from “alternative energy sources.” Further, the law requires utilities to meet half of the alternative energy standard—12.5 percent—with “renewable energy resources,” including wind, solar, hydro, and biomass-based generation. But the resource with the most potential—biomass—may also [...]

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OELC Article on Federal Power Appears in Ohio Lawyer Magazine

Be sure to check out the latest issue of Ohio Lawyer magazine, published by the Ohio State Bar Association, where we take on the fringe legal movement that is seeking to “reaffirm” the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The movement, which has manifested itself in Ohio recently, seeks to significantly limit the power of [...]

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