Ohio will now manage its own hazardous waste rules, not the US environmental regulators

Ohio has applied to take over its own hazardous waste program. The US environmental regulators have reviewed the plan and propose to approve it, shifting enforcement from federal to state officials.

This change means Ohio will set and enforce its own rules for managing hazardous waste, rather than following federal guidelines directly. Companies operating in Ohio will now deal with state regulators, who may have different priorities or enforcement styles than the federal agency. This is part of a longer trend of states taking over environmental programs from the federal government.