In This Issue:
– Recent Settlement Under EPA’s Energy Extraction Initiative Provides Insight For Future Enforcement in the Oil and Gas Industry
– Tax Incentives Offer Hope for UK Oil and Gas Industry Affected by Low Oil Prices
– It’s Time to End the Crude Oil Export Ban
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By Seth Jaffe | Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental LawFERC Advances Oregon LNG Export Facility As Congress Moves To Fast-Track New Trade Legislation
By Enerknol ResearchInsight for Industry – FERC Issues Target Date for Oregon LNG Project On April 17, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice of Schedule for Environment Review of the $6 billion Oregon LNG export terminal, setting a final review date of February 2016. The FERC filing is a major step forward for… Keep reading →
Electric Reliability And The Clean Power Plan: Perspectives Of A Former Regulator
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogThere is no great disagreement that the U.S. energy system is transforming. With or without additional environmental regulations, like the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan, this transition is occurring. Our history and experience have demonstrated that we can weather it without threatening our uniform and non-negotiable commitment to reliability. But to do… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Oil States At Risk Of Earthquakes, Fossil Fuel Tensions & Michigan’s Green Future
By Conor O'SullivanMore than a dozen areas in the US have been affected in recent years by small earthquakes caused by oil and gas drilling, according to a government report released Thursday. “The man-made quakes jolted once-stable regions in eight states, including parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas, according to researchers… Keep reading →
Energy Bulletin (US)
By Robert Alessi, Robert Gruendel | DLA PiperIntermittent it may be, but wind is a friend of EPA, not a foe Ever since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the Clean Power Plan (CPP), its proposal to reduce US greenhouse gas emissions 30% from 2005 levels by 2030, there has been speculation that it will lead, among other things, to premature retirements… Keep reading →