EPA proposes new emissions control requirements for new sources and existing sources and aims to reduce methane emissions by 74 percent by 2030.
Regulations would require newly constructed oil and gas production facilities...more
EPA incentivizes new owners to conduct compliance audits by offering penalty forgiveness for violations found.
EPA’s newest enforcement proposal offers companies in the oil and gas production sector a valuable opportunity...more
5/25/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Environmental Liability ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Internal Audit Functions ,
Mergers ,
Oil & Gas ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Storage Tanks
The Obama administration took two major steps in implementing its comprehensive climate change strategy this month, setting first-ever methane emissions standards for new, reconstructed and modified sources and simultaneously...more
6/17/2016
/ Clean Air Act ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Methane ,
New Regulations ,
New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
On June 7, 2016, the Senate passed a revised version of the “Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act” (S. 697), which the House of Representatives had already approved, to enact sweeping amendments to the...more
EPA has made reducing the risk of accidental releases of hazardous chemicals at industrial and chemical facilities one of its top enforcement priorities for 2017 to 2019. This increased enforcement focus on industrial...more