The House and Senate have a full schedule for the remaining three weeks of the summer session before the August recess.
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Energy & Environment Update – July 2015 #2
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By Energy Tomorrow Blog
Another data point in the continuing public discussion of EPA’s plan to make the nation’s standards for ozone more restrictive, even as the existing standards have ozone levels falling 18 percent from 2000 to 2013 (chart below) – and giving every indication levels will continue to fall. A new study by the Center for Regulatory… Keep reading →
MATS Impacted By Supreme Court Decision, But Likely To Survive
By Enerknol Research
On June 29, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxins (MATS) rule, ruling that the agency unreasonably overlooked the costs associated with the regulation. While the decision dealt a significant blow to the environmental agenda of the Obama administration and provided a rare win for the reeling… Keep reading →
New Research Finds Higher Methane Emissions, Reduction Opportunities In Texas’ Barnett Shale Region
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Methane emissions from vast oil and gas operations in the densely populated Barnett Shale region of Texas are 50 percent higher than estimates based on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) greenhouse gas inventory, according to a series of 11 new papers published today in Environmental Science & Technology. The majority of these emissions are from… Keep reading →
Investor Ranks Top $1.5 Trillion In Support Of National Methane Standards
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
California public school teachers. Religious charities. New York police officers and firefighters. What do all of these groups have in common? Investors representing them — who manage $1.5 trillion in retirees, current employees’, and others assets – are standing together and calling for strong rules limiting harmful methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.… Keep reading →
Energy & Environment Update – June 2015 #5
By David Leiter, Sarah Litke, Neal Martin | Mintz Levin - ML Strategies
The House and Senate are in recess for the Independence Day holiday before returning next week for the July work period.
IEA: Reducing Oil & Gas Methane Key To Curbing Climate Change
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Last Friday, the incoming head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Faith Birol, provided a briefing to U.S. stakeholders about IEA’s new special report on climate change, which found that global emissions could peak by the end of this decade without reducing economic growth. The report outlines five key pillars for turning the emissions corner by… Keep reading →
EPA And Corps Issue Rule Defining “Waters Of The U.S.”
By Keith Garner, James Rusk | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
On June 29, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) published a final rule defining “waters of the United States.”
Energy News Roundup: SCOTUS Deals Hammer Blow To EPA, New Study Raises Concerns Over Ice Caps & Austrian Gov To Challenge Nuclear Ruling
By Conor O'Sullivan
The Supreme Court dealt a major blow for clean energy companies by voting against mercury regulations as part of the Clean Air Act. “The Supreme Court ruled Monday the EPA has to factor in the costs of regulations aimed at curtailing mercury and other toxins from coal-burning power plants. Shares of the iShares Global Clean… Keep reading →
How much would I have to pay you to smash a thermometer and drink its mercury, right now? “A lot”, you are probably thinking, but you have a price. One hit of thermometer mercury isn’t going to kill you. You’d probably Google “mercury poisoning,” make a guess about your risk tolerance, and get back to… Keep reading →
