Ohio Supreme Court to hear arguments on Lake Erie shoreline case tomorrow

Court case is more than a boundary dispute; decision could impact 200 years of public access to Lake Erie shore and protection of coastal resources The battle over ownership of Ohio’s Lake Erie shore will reach a legal watermark tomorrow as each side in this hotly contested dispute attempts to sway Ohio’s seven Supreme Court [...]

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OEC files brief with Ohio Supreme Court challenging PUCO order in Burger biomass energy case

FirstEnergy intervention in case signals utility giant’s intention to go forward with massive biomass retrofit In a merit brief filed with the Ohio Supreme Court on Monday, the Ohio Environmental Council (“OEC”) challenged the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s (“PUCO” or “Commission”) certification of FirstEnergy’s R.E. Burger power plant as a “renewable energy facility.” In [...]

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You’re Invited: Law Center’s Second Annual Open House

Join us on Thursday January 20th The Staff Attorneys at the William W. Ellis, Jr. Ohio Environmental Law Center would like to invite you all to its 2nd Annual Open House — Thursday, January 20, 2011 from 5-7 p.m.  at the Ohio Environmental Council offices in Grandview Heights. The Open House will be an opportunity [...]

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OELC and Coal Country Landowners Fight to Protect Water and Property Rights

Water is the basis for all life. In parts of Ohio, groundwater is an essential component of the value of property, whether it be a small well for domestic use, or a series of springs that water a large scale dairy farm – a landowner’s water supply is important to sustain not only human existence, [...]

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