Things to Consider -
Rulemaking -
Coordinate closely with trades to ensure their comments reflect concrete information about impracticability and cost; these make a difference in the admin record upon judicial review...more
Among the many changes set forth in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rules governing climate-related disclosures are the attestation requirements1 covering registrants’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...more
4/13/2022
/ Attestation Requirements ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Proposed Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Texas hazardous waste law just notably improved—at least for facilities that take advantage of some recent rules. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) recently approved a rules package effective on February...more
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF). The overall package is worth $1 trillion, and advances much...more
The early morning explosion at the Watson Grinding and Manufacturing site on January 24, 2020 continues to have an impact. The Houston City Council significantly amended the city's hazardous enterprises ordinance this week in...more
While U.S. national elections are still three months away and inauguration day isn’t for well over six months, current national and battleground state polling suggests that a change in Administration seems more likely than...more
As regulated companies and facilities around the country consider their approaches to partially or even fully returning to the workplace – even essential facilities that have remained open but with limited staffing – it seems...more
On February 2, 2017, the Acting Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (“OIRA”) issued a guidance document (the “Interim Guidance”) intended to help clarify President Trump’s January 30, 2017...more
EPA took major steps on August 18, 2015 to curtail methane emissions from the oil and gas industry by simultaneously releasing four new proposed rules. These actions are part of the Obama Administration’s larger climate...more
8/19/2015
/ Clean Air Act ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Implementation Plans (FIP) ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Landfills ,
Methane ,
NAAQS ,
Oil & Gas ,
Popular
On June 10, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosted a webinar describing a plan to modernize the implementation of its April 11, 2000 Audit Policy. The plan – called eDisclosure – attempts to provide a...more
6/17/2015
/ Audit Policies ,
Audits ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure ,
eDisclosure ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
EPCRA ,
Penalties ,
Portal ,
Relief Measures ,
Right To Know
With ever-growing concern about environmental liability exposures, many shareholders rely on corporate structures – both simple and complex – to help insulate themselves from direct responsibility for the acts and omissions...more
Proximity to Natural Gas Wells and Reported Health Status: Results of a Household Survey in Washington County, Pennsylvania
Environmental Health Perspectives, September 10, 2014 -
"We conducted a hypothesis...more
In the August 29, 2014 issue of the Texas Register (39 Tex. Reg. 6775), the Railroad Commission of Texas proposed several amendments to the regulations governing saltwater and other oil and gas waste disposal (SWD) wells (16...more
9/5/2014
Last week's announcement by the US EPA of EPCRA violations at 17 facilities comes as part of the Agency's heightened scrutiny of chemical storage facilities in the aftermath of the West, Texas explosion and the Charleston,...more
Gunnison Sage Grouse Continues Its Wobbly Path Toward Listing
Energy Legal Blog, May 14, 2014 -
Last week, the Gunnison Sage Grouse took another detour on its road to being listed under the Endangered Species Act...more
5/21/2014
/ Air Pollution ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
ESA Listings ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NAAQS ,
Oil & Gas ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Refineries ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Wastewater
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated...more
On March 14, 2014, the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) within EPA issued an order denying review of the first petition for review of a Texas greenhouse gas (GHG) prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) permit....more
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated...more
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated...more
2/28/2014
/ Air Quality Standards ,
Clean Air Act ,
Endangered Species ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Oil & Gas ,
Sierra Club ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated...more
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated...more
1/22/2014
/ CERCLA ,
Energy Exploration ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fracking ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Land Developers ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Oil & Gas ,
OSHA ,
Superfund ,
Texas ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Mexican Federal Congress Approves Important Constitutional Energy Reform Bill -
Energy Legal Blog, December 13, 2013 -
As we previously reported, on August 12, 2013, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto...more
12/20/2013
/ Climate Change ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Reform ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Landfills ,
Mexico ,
Oil & Gas ,
PEMEX ,
Penalties ,
Permits ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Water
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated...more
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated...more
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated...more