The cumulative impact of the EPA guidance is to require the generation of more data.
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Six Things The Private Sector Should Know About EPA’s Final Vapor Intrusion Guidance
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By U.S. Department of Energy
LAS VEGAS –President Obama today announced more than one billion dollars in Department of Energy (DOE) initiatives to drive innovation and accelerate the clean energy economy. As part of the President’s Clean Power Plan, DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) is making up to one billion dollars in loan guarantees available to support commercial-scale distributed energy… Keep reading →
Game Time For Fixing The Gas Industry’s Achilles Heel
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
As the dog days of summer expire and football season approaches, many sports fans will anxiously scan their favorite team’s rosters for training camp injuries–finding everything from the innocuous, to the dreaded torn Achilles that already sidelined several pro players for the season’s start. When it comes to the energy industry, methane emissions loom as… Keep reading →
The Clean Power Plan’s Winners And Losers
By Chris Carr, Robert Fleishman, Megan A. Jennings, Joseph Palmore, William Sloan | Morrison & Foerster LLP
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.
EPA Methane Rule: A Good Start Toward Meeting Administration’s Landmark Goal
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.
Clean Power Plan Should Be Met With Texas-Sized Innovation
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
For the past 25 years, I have had the opportunity to work on clean energy and clean air issues for Texas. Throughout this time, I have come to believe the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages about 90 percent of Texas’ grid, is the best grid operator in the country. In my opinion,… Keep reading →
Clean Power Plan Finalized by Obama Administration And EPA — What’s Next?
By Nikolaus Schoenherr, James Spaanstra, Andrew Wheeler | Faegre Baker Daniels
On August 3, 2015, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new set of final regulations aimed at reducing carbon output from power plants.
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 →
