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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - June 2025

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EPA announces details of its reorganization. On May 2, the EPA announced a major reorganization that will eliminate several key offices, including the Office of Atmospheric Protection (OAP), Office of Air Quality Planning and...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Supreme Court Clarifies and Streamlines NEPA Requirements

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On May 29, 2025 the Supreme Court issued a decision that has the practical effect of reducing the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, and making it more likely that agency environmental reviews...more

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ANP Approves Precedent Statements on Integrity Management in Exploration and Production Units

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On May 15, 2025, the Board of Directors of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) approved precedent statements on integrity management in exploration and production units, with the aim of...more

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Colombia ANH adopta medidas para el cumplimiento y normalización de contratos de hidrocarburos

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La Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH) de Colombia emitió el Acuerdo No. 03 de 2025 por medio del cual se adoptan medidas para promover el cumplimiento y normalización de los actuales contratos y convenios misionales de...more

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The Law of Unintended Consequences?

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Pennsylvania Senate Bill 102 Moves Forward- On May 12, 2025, Pennsylvania Senate Bill 102 was referred to the Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee. The draft legislation had originally been referred to the...more

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PHMSA Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Seeking Stakeholder Comments Related to Repair Criteria for Hazardous Liquid...

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On May 21, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) submitted an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to the Office of the Federal Register (publisher of the Federal Register) seeking public...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

New Texas Railroad Commission Rules: Challenges and Permitting for the E&P Industry

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On December 17, 2024, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) adopted new comprehensive regulations governing the handling, storage, treatment, and disposal of oil and gas waste. The rules were published January 3, 2025, in...more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: Center for Biological Diversity Petition to Object Filed Addressing Garfield County, Colorado Compressor...

The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a May 8th Clean Air Act Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) relating to Bargath, LLC for the Hyrup...more

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Ohio Gets in on the Action: Proposed House Bill 170 Takes Aim at Carbon Capture & Sequestration

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The Ohio General Assembly has recently introduced their attempt to allow carbon capture and sequestration (hereinafter “CCS”) as a widespread means of reducing carbon emissions within the State. The proposed act (hereinafter...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The Least Known Risk in the Energy Sector: The “ICTS” National Security Rules

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There are unprecedented risks and opportunities emerging for companies in the energy sector as the Trump administration’s priorities start to come into focus. Many of those are well-known to the industry. Here’s one that’s...more

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Mexico's Energy Secretary Resumes Deadlines and Timeframes for CNH Matters

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The Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía or SENER) published on April 29, 2025, in the Federal Official Gazette, the "Agreement resuming the deadlines and terms for the reception and proceeding on matters within the...more

Mayer Brown

Brasília em Pauta – Edição Nº 197

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

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Balancing Old and New: Developing Renewable Energy Projects and Data Centers on Oil and Gas Sites

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Texas has been the top oil and gas producing state in the country since at least the 1970s, today contributing 42% of the nation’s crude oil and 27% of its natural gas. Now, the Lone Star State is also experiencing a boom in...more

Jones Day

Trump Administration's Regulatory Sunset Executive Order Finds Similarities in Long-Standing Texas Act

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President Trump issued Executive Order ("EO") 14270 to reform the regulatory framework governing energy production through sunset provisions on all existing and future energy regulation....more

Opportune LLP

Litigation Trends: Navigating Legal Risks for Midstream Oil & Gas

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The midstream oil and gas industry, a vital artery of the energy sector encompassing crucial transportation and storage infrastructure, operates within a highly competitive and intensely scrutinized market. Beyond the usual...more

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Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry/Polymers and Resins Industry NESHAP: American Chemistry Council/American Fuel &...

The American Chemistry Council (“ACC”) and American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (“AFPM”) sent a March 31st letter to the United States Environmental Agency (“EPA”) requesting: …a two-year exemption from the...more

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President Trump Directs Energy Agencies to Establish Sunset Dates for Energy-Related Regulations

On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO)1 directing several federal agencies and subagencies that regulate energy, environmental, and conservation matters,2 including the Federal Energy Regulatory...more

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The Clock Is Ticking for Republicans to Use the Congressional Review Act

Congress has approximately one month to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to undo qualifying Biden Administration-issued regulations. According to an updated analysis by Bloomberg Government, the estimated period to...more

Hogan Lovells

ESG Market Alert UK – April 2025

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In our latest round-up of developments in ESG for UK clients, we cover the following topics: The UK’s seventh carbon budget Scottish court finds consents for new oil and gas fields were unlawful for failing to take into...more

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Three Takeaways From $745 Million Louisiana Verdict Against Chevron for Coastal Wetland Damage

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Public companies can face significant liability based on past operations. While most industrial companies have long-term experience evaluating potential remediation obligations imposed by laws such as the federal...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Knoxville Facility Enter into Agreed Final...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and Ziptron Energy, Inc. (“ZEI”) entered into an April 4th Agreed Final Order (“AFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank...more

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Are you ready for the new EU rules on methane emissions in the energy sector?

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The EU Regulation on the Reduction of Methane emissions in the Energy sector ("MERR") seeks to reduce methane emissions from the EU's fossil fuel production and import. The MERR includes obligations to report on and limit the...more

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EPA Chemical Accident Safety Rule Challenge Ignites AG Conflict

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Sixteen Democratic AGs and the Harris County Attorney (Houston, Texas) have filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by industry groups challenging the EPA’s denial of their petition for reconsideration of the...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Brine Time: Texas’ Latest in Lithium Law

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Lithium continues to be a rising star of the natural resources world, and Texas is working to stay on top of the legal issues related to the extraction of lithium from produced water and brine. In this update, we discuss...more

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The Future of EPA's Risk Management Program May Be Found in History

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced it would reconsider the 2024 Risk Management Program ("RMP") rule....more

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