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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Oil & Gas Proposed Regulation

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Transportation/Used Oil: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Montgomery Used Oil Transportation Company Enter into...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Buck Oil Services, Inc. (“Buck Oil”) entered into a January 31st Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Used Oil Regulations. See...more

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PHMSA Releases Proposed Rules for Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Addressing Both Pipeline Safety and Environmental...

On May 4, 2023, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) titled “Pipeline Safety: Gas Leak Detection...more

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EPA Proposes New Limitations on Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Electric Generating Units

On May 11, 2023, USEPA announced proposed rules to further limit the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) from power plants and other electric generating units (EGUs). Industry trade associations assert that these regulations are...more

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EPA’s Proposed Regulations for the Control of Methane Emission

The USEPA often refers to its relationship with the states as “cooperative federalism.” The recently proposed regulations for the control of methane emissions from the oil and gas industry contain some unique provisions that...more

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EPA’s Proposed Methane Rule to Increase Regulatory Burden on “Super Pollutant”

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On November 2, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing sweeping regulations on emissions from methane, what the Biden administration considers a “super...more

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EPA Rolls Back Obama Methane Rules; I Coin a Phrase: “Regulatory Whiplash”

Last week, EPA finalized its rollback of Obama administration regulations governing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. The move is not exactly a surprise. Regarding the purpose of the rollback, I stand by my...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - December 2019

Russian, Colombian Competition Continuing to Slow U.S. Thermal Coal Exports - "'Central Appalachian and Northern Appalachian exports remain out of the money for shipment to Europe and Illinois Basin coal has significant...more

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EPA’s proposal to rescind GHG and VOC standards 

On August 28, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rulemaking that would remove certain natural gas and oil storage and transmission facilities from existing air emissions standards governing...more

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EPA Issues Proposed Rule Updating Regulations on CWA Water Quality Certifications

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On August 8, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule to update regulations implementing Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The rule was proposed in response to President Trump’s...more

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Proposed Waters of the United States Rule Narrows Federal Clean Water Act Jurisdiction

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February 2019 In Short The Situation: The definition of "waters of the United States" in the Clean Water Act ("CWA") circumscribes the jurisdictional authority of the federal government under the Act. This impacts not just...more

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EPA Proposes Replacement to Clean Power Plan

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Earlier this week, on August 21, President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed a rule pursuant to Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) intended to replace the embattled Clean Power Plan (“CPP”)...more

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A New Path to Managing Risks from Upstream Oil and Gas Transactions

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

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North Dakota’s UIC Class VI Primacy Wait is Almost Over

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to approve North Dakota’s application for primary enforcement authority over the underground injection of CO2 for geologic sequestration in that state. Nearly four...more

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Southern California Environmental Update #2

This is the second update on environmental regulatory and legal developments in Los Angeles and adjacent counties, as well as the Southern San Joaquin Valley. We welcome your comments and feedback....more

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The Other Shoe Just Dropped on Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Industry

Not to be outdone by its federal counter-parts, the California Air Resources Board (“ARB”) released Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities (“proposed rule”) for methane emissions on...more

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EPA Proposes New Methane and VOC Emissions Limits

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Proposed new limits, intended to combat global warming, potentially affect numerous oil and gas operations. On September 18, 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new limits on emissions...more

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U.S. EPA Proposes New Rules to Curb Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

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On August 18, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released proposed regulations aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from oil and gas facilities. These first-ever proposed...more

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EPA Methane Regulations for the Oil and Gas Industry

On August 18, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced several proposals, including the first federal regulations, which, if adopted, would require the oil and gas industry to reduce methane emissions....more

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EPA Proposes Major New Air Emissions Requirements for the Oil and Gas Industry

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released today a suite of requirements that impose strict new limits on the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and methane by the oil and natural gas industry. The proposals...more

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USEPA Releases Proposed Rule on Fracking Wastewater Treatment; Says There Will be No Costs to Industry

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On Tuesday, April 7, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register for regulation of wastewater from unconventional oil and gas operations (“UOG”), which includes...more

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"Ambitious EPA Plan Would Require States to Reduce CO2 Emissions at Existing Power Plants"

In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to issue in final form three proposed regulations for limiting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions pursuant to Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. The proposed...more

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Now is the WOTUS of Our Discontent….

“Waters of the United States” or “WOTUS” in the esoteric taxonomy of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), is a term with which many are becoming increasingly familiar. This deceptively simple phrase is anything but simple in its...more

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2015 Oil and Gas Regulatory Outlook

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The U.S. government recently announced plans for a number of regulatory initiatives in 2015 that will affect the oil and gas industry. Planned Federal Regulations Target the Oil and Gas Industry Twice per year, the U.S....more

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EPA Announces Plan for Rulemaking to Reduce Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Industry

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Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a new goal to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. The EPA’s goal is to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40-45% from 2012...more

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Energy Newsletter - December 2014

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In This Issue: - Plans to build the first coal gasification plant in Britain - Letters of credit, on-demand bonds, and the "fraud exception" - Argentina amends its hydrocarbons law to boost exploration...more

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