Climate Change and the Future Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the...
Co-authored by: Erin Rodman On June 25, 2013, President Obama released his Climate Action Plan (the Plan) detailing the current administration’s comprehensive strategy to address climate change. The...
View ArticleRecycling of Frack Water Likely to Grow
In Texas, where hydraulic fracturing operations use up more than fifty percent of water use in certain counties, recycling of frack water could significantly impact the stressed resource. To date, only...
View ArticleThe EPA Claims it Will More Closely Examine and Assess Ohio’s Oversight of...
Deep injection wells have been scattered across American soil for over eighty years. Many of these wells are used to dispose of liquid wastes. Traditionally, while there have been some controversies,...
View ArticleEnvironmental Groups Petition EPA for Tougher Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules
EPA recently posted a March 19, 2013 petition for rulemaking by environmental groups seeking to amend the regulations governing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems source category (Subpart W) of...
View ArticlePennsylvania Drillers May Soon Face Tightened Environmental Regulations
Oil and gas drillers in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale formation may soon find themselves subject to more stringent environmental protection standards under regulations proposed by the Pennsylvania...
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Hydraulic Fracturing Divides U.S. Congress
Lawmakers are heavily divided when it comes to the regulation of hydraulic fracturing. Currently, there are twelve bills in Congress that address the regulation of oil and natural gas operations (four...
View ArticleIndustry Groups Petition D.C. Circuit for Review of Revisions to Air...
On November 22, industry groups filed in the D.C. Circuit five petitions for review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final amendments to new source performance standards (NSPS) governing...
View ArticleEPA Releases Revised Guidance on Use of Diesel Fuels in Hydraulic Fracturing...
On February 11, 2014, the EPA released its long awaited revised permitting guidance for wells that use diesel fuels during hydraulic fracturing activities. The guidance details the EPA’s view on how to...
View ArticleEPA Seeks Public Comment on Fracking Fluid Disclosure Rules
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency took the first step toward requiring drillers to disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, releasing an “advanced notice of proposed...
View ArticleD.C. Circuit Tells EPA Its Policy on Aggregating Sources for Clean Air Act...
Following a ruling by the D.C. Circuit, EPA may no longer consider interrelatedness in determining adjacency when making source determination decisions in its Title V or New Source Review permitting...
View ArticleEPA Announces New Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for Oil and Gas Sector
On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new rules for reporting greenhouse gas emissions that will apply to the oil and gas sector, part of EPA’s plan to institute a...
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EQT’s Lengthy Battle With the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental...
On November 17, 2015, Pittsburgh-based energy company EQT Production Co. (“EQT”) presented its oral argument before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, requesting it set aside a February 20, 2015, ruling...
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Thirty States and Numerous Other Interested Parties Seek an Immediate Supreme...
On January 26, 2016, 29 states and state agencies, including Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia, Ohio, Colorado, and Mississippi (the “29 States”), submitted an application (the “29 States Application”) to...
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The Fight to Stop the EPA’s “Clean Power Plan” Continues in the D.C. Circuit,...
On February 19, 2016, 27 states, the United States Chamber of Commerce, and over 150 different organizations and entities (the “Petitioners”) filed their joint Opening Brief on Core Legal Issues (the...
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