Biomass as a Renewable Energy Resource—Not Necessarily “Carbon-Neutral”

Biomass energy has received a lot of attention in Ohio recently as means of reducing the state’s dependence on coal and mitigating air pollution. But biomass energy is not necessarily clean energy. While there is potential for biomass-based power generation to be a cleaner source of baseload power, many of the environmental benefits of biomass [...]

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules For Environmentalists in Florida Property Case—Are There Implications For Ohio?

In a 8-0 decision handed down yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a decision by the Florida Supreme Court and rejected a claim by landowners along Florida’s Gulf Coast. The case, Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, dealt with the legal question of whether the state of Florida had “taken” [...]

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