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General Counsel Controversy Erupts, and New NLRB Chairman Appointed

By Nelson Cary

January 21, 2021

What a difference a day can make. On the first day of the Biden administration, the President gave the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board until 5 p.m. to resign or be fired. GC Peter Robb (R) declined to do so. (Here is a link to the GC’s short letter to the White House.) By the end of the day yesterday, President Biden had fired him. This development is unprecedented. GC…

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D.C Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates Affordable Clean Energy Rule

By Ryan Elliott

January 19, 2021

On January 19, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the D. C. Circuit issued an Order vacating U.S. EPA’s 2019 Affordable Clean Energy Rule (ACE Rule). The 2019 ACE Rule replaced the 2015 Clean Power Plan as a means of regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from power plants. The Court held that, while U.S. EPA has the authority to regulate GHG emissions, “the central operative terms of the ACE Rule . . .…

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Part 5: Will the Federal Government Take Over the UAW?

By Allen Kinzer

December 22, 2020

Last week, the UAW and the U.S. Justice Department reached an agreement to end the criminal investigation into the UAW. Twelve former UAW officials have been convicted of embezzling UAW-Chrysler training funds and UAW dues money and are serving time in a federal penitentiary. The convicted include two former UAW presidents, Gary Jones and Dennis Williams. With the illicit funds, the UAW officials, among other things, purchased boats, paid off a mortgage, bought jewel-encrusted pens,…

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Supreme Court of Ohio Addresses Due Diligence Under the Dormant Mineral Act

By Mark Hylton

December 21, 2020

On December 17, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio addressed the surface owner’s due diligence obligations under the 2006 version of the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act. See Gerrity v. Chervenak, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6705. Read more about that decision in our Client Alert.…

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Supreme Court of Ohio Rules on Applicability of Ohio Marketable Title Act to Severed Mineral Interests

By Mark Hylton

December 18, 2020

On December 2, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that the Ohio Marketable Title Act applies to severed mineral interests despite the enactment of the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act. See West v. Bode, 2020-Ohio-5473. Read more about that decision in our Client Alert.…

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Supreme Court of Ohio Construe’s State’s Saltwater Injection Well Permitting Scheme

By Jay Carr

December 10, 2020

In a recent mandamus action, the Supreme Court of Ohio had the opportunity to construe Ohio’s saltwater injection well permitting scheme. See State ex rel. Omni Energy Group, L.L.C. v. Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Div. of Oil & Gas Resources Mgt., Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-5581. In Omni, the Court discussed whether (1) the Division of Oil & Gas Resources Management had the right to call a public meeting concerning Omni’s permit application, (2) Omni…

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Registration Renewal Update for Ohio’s Land Professionals

By Jay Carr

December 4, 2020

The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing (the “Division”), recently informed Ohio’s “land professionals” (i.e., oil and gas landmen registered with the Division) that their current registrations remain valid until July 1, 2021 pursuant to House Bill 404. In order to maintain their registrations, land professionals must renew them no later than July 1, 2021. However, the Division warned land professionals that H.B. 404 does not include an extension for…

Energy & Environmental Law Blog

U.S EPA Publishes Final Rule Overturning ‘Once In, Always In’ Policy for Major Sources of HAPs

By Ryan Elliott

November 19, 2020

This post is an update to our October 2, 2020 blog post regarding U.S EPA’s final rule overturning U.S. EPA’s ‘Once In, Always In’ policy for major sources of hazardous air pollutants. Notably, the final rule was published in the November 19, 2020 Federal Register and, thus, the rule becomes effective on January 19, 2021. Please contact us with any questions or for assistance regarding your facility’s permitting and emission requirements in light of U.S.…

Vorys on Labor

COVID-19-Related Situations Supporting Mail-Ballot Union Elections

By Nelson Cary & Amanda Miggo

November 10, 2020

As this blog previously discussed, the NLRB resumed union elections in April of this year after taking a short COVID-19-related hiatus in March. Thereafter, the NLRB’s General Counsel provided suggested safety protocols for conducting in-person manual elections. Now, the NLRB itself has spoken in its first decision on how to determine whether an election should be conducted by mail-ballot or by in-person, “manual” ballot. Although Regional Directors are afforded discretion in determining whether a manual…

Energy & Environmental Law Blog

Upcoming Deadline for Renewal of Ohio Land Professional Registrations

By Mark Hylton

October 8, 2020

The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing, recently reached out to Ohio’s “land professionals” (i.e., oil and gas landmen registered with the Division) concerning the renewal of their registrations. Pursuant to House Bill 197, land professionals must file their renewal paperwork with the Division on or before December 1, 2020. Failure to file by December 1, 2020 will result in the expiration of the land professional’s registration. Those land professionals…

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General Counsel Controversy Erupts, and New NLRB Chairman Appointed

D.C Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates Affordable Clean Energy Rule

Part 5: Will the Federal Government Take Over the UAW?

Supreme Court of Ohio Addresses Due Diligence Under the Dormant Mineral Act

Supreme Court of Ohio Rules on Applicability of Ohio Marketable Title Act to Severed Mineral Interests

Supreme Court of Ohio Construe’s State’s Saltwater Injection Well Permitting Scheme

Registration Renewal Update for Ohio’s Land Professionals

U.S EPA Publishes Final Rule Overturning ‘Once In, Always In’ Policy for Major Sources of HAPs

COVID-19-Related Situations Supporting Mail-Ballot Union Elections

Upcoming Deadline for Renewal of Ohio Land Professional Registrations

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