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 →
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Bring Common Sense, Clarity To Ozone Regulation
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By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogThe 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 →
EPA Proposes Repeal Of Clean Power Plan
By David Friedland & Kristin Gladd | Beveridge & Diamond PC ContactWhat’s New For The EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program?
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogThis 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 →
Trump Track: EPA Moves On Its Plan To Repeal [And Eventually Replace?] The Clean Power Plan
By Kerry Shea | Davis Wright Tremaine LLPHere 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 →
EPA Waives RFS Requirements For States Affected By Hurricane Harvey
By LAUREN GRAHAM, PH.D. | BERGESON & CAMPBELL, P.C.U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator Office of Water: Trump Administration Nominates David Ross
By WALTER WRIGHT | MITCHELL, WILLIAMS, SELIG, GATES & WOODYARD, P.L.L.C.Secretary Perry Continues To Ignore The Evidence On Grid Reliability, Even His Own
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogLate 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 →