Unanimous High Court Denies GHG Nuisance Action

When EPA acts, Citizens Enforcement Suits (not Common Law Action) is the only remedy  according to Supremes (Posted by E. Camille Yancey, Staff Attorney, Ohio Environmental Council; and Karrie Pratt, Law Intern, Ohio Environmetal Council) Monday, the Supreme Court, in an 8-0 decision written by Justice Ginsburg, held that EPA’s authority to regulate GHGs under [...]

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Senate Budget Amendment Seeks Total Eclipse of Sunshine Laws

Provision provides Incentive to Shred Controversial Public Records (Posted by Trent A. Dougherty, Director of Legal Affairs) For decades the Public Records Act in Ohio has held governmental officials accountable by making records of state and local government actions fully open and accessible. To put necessary teeth in the Public Records Act, the Revised Code [...]

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Senate Committee approves drilling in Ohio Parks

Full Senate Set to Vote Today (Posted by Trent Dougherty, Director of Legal Affairs) Despite the fact that opponents of the state park drilling bill came out in full force for the eighth hearing in a row, HB133 passed the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, yesterday,  6-3.  Unlike the party line vote in the [...]

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OEC Announces Newest Legal, Legislative and Policy Additions

Camille Yancey and Trish Lanahan join Ohio Environmental Council Adding Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) is excited to announce it has hired E. Camille Yancey as a Staff Attorney with OEC’s William W. Ellis Ohio Environmental Law Center. As Staff Attorney, Camille will focus on: clean water litigation, and related legislative and policy work; and energy [...]

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Sierra Club issues 60 day notice to File a Lawsuit Against Franklin County to Prevent Illegal Discharges

Attorneys from the Ohio Environmental Council’s Ohio Environmental Law Center (OELC) team with seasoned environmental plaintiff attorney, Rick Sahli, to represent Sierra Club in CWA citizen suit Today, in a press conference, the Sierra Club announced it will file a 60-day notice declaring its intent to sue Franklin County for violations of the Clean Water [...]

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