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Proposed Treasury Regulations Provide Guidance on New Clean Electricity Production and Investment Tax Credits

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The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released newly proposed regulations regarding the clean electricity production and investment tax credits....more

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Treasury and IRS Issue Additional Domestic Content Guidance Under IRA and New Elective Safe Harbor

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On May 16, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-41, which modifies Notice 2023-38 (Prior Guidance) by expanding the list of Applicable Projects (defined below) to...more

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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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Weekly IRS Roundup April 24 – April 30, 2022

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of April 24, 2022 – April 30, 2022... April 25, 2022: The IRS issued a news release, soliciting...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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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Proposes Major Revision of Statewide Penalty Policy

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Texas companies may soon see increasing penalties for noncompliance with Texas environmental laws. On September 30, 2020, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced significant proposed changes to the...more

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California Air and Climate Vol. 16: CARB Focuses on Vessel and Truck Emissions

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CARB Finalizes Amendments to At-Berth Vessel Rules - On August 27, 2020, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted new emission reductions requirements for At-Berth Vessels. These regulations will require...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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CalGEM’s Public Health Rulemaking Workshops

The California Geologic Energy Management Division (“CalGEM”), formerly known as the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (“DOGGR”), is actively working on revising its regulations to better align its regulatory...more

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Are Industry Comments The Only Comments That Matter?

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Under the federal Administrative Procedure Act's informal rule making mandate, agencies must give interested persons an opportunity to participate in rule making through submission of written data, views, or arguments with or...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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California Air and Climate Vol. 11: CARB Continues Roll-Out to Reduce Emissions from Vessels in California Ports and Targets...

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CARB Continuing Roll-Out of Revised Regulations to Reduce Emissions from Ocean-Going Vessels in California Ports - On December 5, 2019, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will hold a public hearing in Oakland,...more

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Revised Draft Pipeline Regulations Will Allow Longer Periods for Compliance and Will Undergo a New Round of Comments

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On October 23, 2019, the Office of the State Fire Marshal (“OSFM”) issued a second 15-day notice to submit public comments on OSFM’s proposed regulations implementing Best Available Technology (“BAT”) requirements for...more

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California Fire Marshall Makes Additional Changes to its Proposed Oil Pipeline Safety Regulations

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On October 1, 2019, the California Office of State Fire Marshall (“OSFM”) published additional changes to its proposed regulations implementing Best Available Technology (“BAT”) requirements for hazardous liquid pipelines....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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California Office of the State Fire Marshal Announces Expected Delay for New Pipeline Regulations and Provides Other Updates at...

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From April 17-18, 2019, we attended the California Office of the State Fire Marshal’s (“OSFM”) annual Hazardous Liquid Safety Seminar in Long Beach. We learned, among other updates, that OSFM plans to delay its proposed July...more

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California’s Proposed Requirements to Reduce Pipeline Spills Will Present New Challenges and Burdens for Industry; Comment...

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On February 14, 2019, the California Office of the State Fire Marshall (“OSFM”) published long awaited draft regulations to reduce the volume of pipeline oil spills in coastal areas. The proposed regulations, which implement...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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Colorado Supreme Court Vindicates the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission: Recent Ruling In Favor of the Oil and Gas Industry

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In an important victory for Colorado’s oil and gas industry, the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously supported the decision of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (the “Commission”) to decline a rulemaking sought...more

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Proposed Bonus Depreciation Regulations Favorable For Certain Energy Partnership Transactions

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President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”) on December 22, 2017. Included in the TCJA were amendments to IRC §168(k), which permits taxpayers to expense 100% of the costs of certain qualified...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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