Methane emissions from oil and natural gas systems continue falling. EPA, in an update to its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, says that methane emissions decreased from 77 million metric tons CO2 equivalent 2013 to 73 million metric tons CO2e last year. This continues a significant downward trend over the past few years: The significance is… Keep reading →
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By Terrence Heubert, Will Le, James Wiltraut, Jr. | Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PCEPA Tightens Ozone Standard…Again
By Dixon P. Pike, Brian M. Rayback | Pierce Atwood LLPThere weren’t too many surprises from Jeb Bush when he outlined his energy strategy in Pennsylvania earlier this week. The former Florida Governor is recovering from a drop in the polls following a poor showing in the latest Republican debate and was hitting all the right notes for traditional conservatives with his standard GOP energy… Keep reading →
Ohio’s FirstEnergy Forecasts Are More Political Than Accurate
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogNobody can predict the future. But from markets to sports, so much of our world is focused on speculation. Ohio-based FirstEnergy has a habit of missing market predictions in spectacular fashion, often because the numbers it advances “prove” the political point that would most benefit the utility’s bottom line. Consider the case of Environmental Protection… Keep reading →
EPA Releases Final Clean Water Act Electronic Reporting Rule
By Philip Comella, Patrick Joyce, Craig Simonsen | Seyfarth Shaw LLPEPA Issues Notice Of Proposed Settlement For Wyoming Refineries
By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.Energy News Roundup: VW Scandal Deepens, NRG’s Renewable Defection & Apple’s EV Plans
By Conor O'SullivanThe scope of Volkswagen’s diesel scandal broadened on Tuesday, with the company announcing that 11 million of its diesel cars worldwide were equipped with the same software that was used to cheat on emissions tests in the United States. [The NY Times] Shares of NRG Energy have fallen 8.6% to $16.44 on heavy trading volume, continuing losses from… Keep reading →
EPA Requests Comment On Fiscal Year 2017 – 2019 Enforcement Priorities
By Christopher Bryant | Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.EPA’s Water Report: A Good But Incomplete Start
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogOne study cannot answer every question about water pollution risks from oil and gas drilling, nor should it be expected to. But as my colleague Nichole Saunders pointed out, the oft-quoted statement of EPA’s water study – that it found no evidence of “widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water sources”– implied to some that activities… Keep reading →