The current state of ozone regulation is a mess – and Washington needs to do something about it. Late in 2015, EPA imposed new standards for ozone air quality, which posed an immediate problem out in the rest of the country because existing, 2008 standards weren’t yet fully implemented. Basically, the states were faced with… Keep reading →
The oil and gas industry has a massive wastewater problem. And if the growing dialogue about new ways of dealing with it are any indication, it may get worse if we aren’t careful. Cost concerns, pressure to conserve water, and other factors have led some oil and gas companies to consider new ways to manage… Keep reading →
On October 10, 2017, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a notice of proposed rulemaking repealing the Clean Power Plan.
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency posted the 2016 Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) data online. While there are positive trends in the type of data included and the ways that data are measured, the general picture is of an industry with many remaining opportunities to reduce emissions. The GHGRP is an emissions reporting program… Keep reading →
On October 10, 2017, EPA announced it is taking steps to repeal the Clean Power Plan, regulations put in place in 2015 which requires existing power plants to roll back their CO2 emissions by 2030.
Here are some of my thoughts after this week’s news that San Francisco and Oakland have filed lawsuits against five oil and natural companies, arguing that the companies should pay for sea walls to protect the cities in case ocean levels rise due to changing climate: First, the courts aren’t the place to address climate change… Keep reading →
The EPA exercised its emergency fuel waiver authority to help ensure an adequate supply of fuel throughout the South, Southeast, and the Mid-Atlantic in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
The EPA announced in a September 2nd news released the nomination of David Ross to serve as Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water.
Late Wednesday night, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its so-called “study” on grid reliability. Secretary Perry commissioned the report in this April memo, asking the DOE to investigate whether our electric grid’s reliability is threatened by the “erosion of critical baseload resources,” meaning coal and nuclear power plants. Perry took the unusual step of… Keep reading →
In July, the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of renewable fuels advocates, including the Americans for Clean Energy and the National Corn Growers Association.
