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EPA Finalizes Air Rule Targeting Oil and Gas Industry Methane Emissions: Final Rule Includes New Source Performance Standards for...

Key Takeaways - • What Is Happening? On December 2, 2023, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final Clean Air Act (Act) rule designed to...more

EPA Proposes an HFC Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Program

Key Takeaways - • What Happened: EPA proposed a new program that would impose leak detection obligations and requirements to use reclaimed hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) for certain equipment. The proposed rule also includes...more

EPA Proposes New Rule Strictly Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Nation’s Fossil Fuel Power Plants

On May 23, 2023, after months of anticipation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its proposal for sweeping greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards (GHG Rules) in the Federal Register that will, if...more

U.S. Senate Approves Kigali Amendments Governing HFC Emissions

On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, the U.S. Senate gave its advice and consent to the ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer by a bipartisan vote of 69-27. The...more

South Coast AQMD Adopts Warehouse Indirect Source Rule, First Reporting Months Away

On May 7, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) adopted Rule 2305 (the “Rule”) aimed at regulating nitrogen oxide (NOx) and diesel particulate matter emissions associated with truck traffic at...more

CARB Announces Plan to Expand Zero-Emission Requirement for Transport Refrigeration Units

Key Takeaways - • What happened: On January 22, 2021, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced plans to impose zero-emission requirements on truck, trailer, railcar, and shipping container Transport...more

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