Citing “immediate risks” to national security, public health and the economy, the Obama administration adopted ambitious regulations and policies to implement its Clean Power Plan.
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The Clean Power Plan’s Winners And Losers
By Chris Carr, Robert Fleishman, Megan A. Jennings, Joseph Palmore, William Sloan | Morrison & Foerster LLPSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
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By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took a big step this week, announcing the nation’s first methane pollution standards for the oil and gas industry. But to understand the impact of these new draft rules, it’s important to look at what they do – and what they don’t – and measure them against the nation’s bold but… Keep reading →
EPA Releases Proposal To Regulate Methane From Oil & Gas Industries
By Joshua Andrews, Olivia Lucas, Andrew Wheeler | Faegre Baker Daniels
On August 18, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first-ever proposal aimed at regulating methane emissions, as well as volatile organic compounds (VOC), from the oil and gas industry.
EPA Proposes Significant Change To Controlling Landfill Gas Emissions
By Philip Comella | Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued two proposed rules lowering the threshold at which landfills must control methane gas emissions.
Energy News Roundup: Iran Submits Nuclear Proposal, Gold King Could Spark Demise Of Mines & Think-Tank Pushing For Alaska LNG
By Conor O'Sullivan
The UN atomic energy agency has received documents from Iran on its proposed nuclear programme initiating the country’s anticipated international clearance. [UN News Center] The recent Gold King accident has heightened a debate here over the future of the Mountain Region’s old mines, amid the risk of toxic demise that could occur at any of… Keep reading →
Final Clean Power Plan Sets Tougher Emissions Reduction Goals Under Extended Timeframes
By Enerknol Research
On August 3, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the final Clean Power Plan (CPP), establishing the first emission guidelines for existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). The final rule sets a 2030 emissions reduction target of 32 percent relative to 2005 levels, up from the 30 percent target in the June 2014… Keep reading →
Lights Will Stay On With New Power Plant Pollution Rules. Find Out Why.
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
The Clean Power Plan is designed with reliability in mind, a fact detractors tend to ignore. The specter of grid failure is a frightening image, one that critics of the new power plant pollution standards have fixated on, but it’s just that: a specter, an illusion not grounded in reality. The fact is that regional and state-level… Keep reading →
EPA Issues A Draft Methane Challenge Reduction Program For The Oil And Gas Sector
By Stacy Stotts | Stinson Leonard Street
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a voluntary Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program, through which oil and natural gas companies can make and track commitments to reduce methane emissions.
Energy News Roundup: EPA Accident Halts Investigations, Hawaii Open To LNG Shipments & Alabama Considering Renewable Energy
By Conor O'Sullivan
The EPA has halted all field investigations following an accident that lead to the release of more than three million gallons of toxic waste in Colorado on Wednesday. [The NY Times] LNG bulk shipments to Hawaii deserves consideration, but only in accordance with the state’s renewable energy agenda, the head of the state’s Energy Office… Keep reading →
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