As the world races to adopt cleaner fuels and implement carbon-reducing strategies to combat a warming climate, the Trump administration is moving feverishly to severely weaken federal methane emissions regulations across the entire oil and gas industry. The Trump EPA’s current proposal to weaken the New Source Performance Standards 2016 methane rule will add 480,000 tons of… Keep reading →
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EPA Methane Rollbacks Contradict Agency’s Own Scientific Findings
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By Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PCInvestors Call On BP, Exxon, Shell To Defend EPA Methane Regulations
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogLast week, investors representing $1.9 trillion assets under management called on 30 oil and gas companies, urging them to publicly oppose the EPA’s proposed weakening of its methane rules. This letter is signed by investors including CalSTRS, the New York City Comptroller’s Office, and Robeco, all of which have joined together to say no to these regulatory… Keep reading →
EPA Proposes New Source Performance Standards For New Coal-Fired Power Plants
By Alisha Mehta, Mike Nasi & Mark Walters | Jackson WalkerEPA Hearing Illustrates Broad Support For Methane Rule
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogLast month, EPA held its one and only public hearing on a proposed rollback of federal methane protections. The Trump Administration’s attempt to gut rules that cut methane pollution from new and modified oil and gas facilities—the first step of a two-pronged effort to eliminate federal regulation of methane altogether—was met by near-universal condemnation from… Keep reading →
Energy Trends: Is EPA Entering Its “Development Phase” for Important Oil and Gas Rules?
By Felicia Barnes, David Friedland & David Weber | Beveridge & Diamond PCOne Year After Corporate Methane Advocacy Commitments, Serious Doubts Emerge
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogThe credibility of recent industry methane commitments is under the microscope. One year ago, many of the world’s top oil and gas companies publicly committed to support methane policies and regulations to reduce emissions from the global oil and gas industry. But today, serious doubts are emerging about whether the companies will keep their promise in the… Keep reading →
EPA likely will need to take the lead in rescuing U.S. consumers from the potential negative impacts of the federal ethanol mandate, given the shrinking chance that Congress will pass significant reforms to the broken Renewal Fuel Standard (RFS) program. That’s the view of the natural gas and oil industry, which continues to warn of… Keep reading →