Trump Paves Way for Coal Renaissance and Targets State Climate Change Efforts -
In early April, President Trump issued several presidential actions to revive the coal industry, including rolling back environmental...more
6/19/2025
/ Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced an agenda to revisit numerous regulations addressing the emission of greenhouse gases ("GHGs")....more
The Situation: The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") was required to overhaul the greenhouse gas reporting requirements for the petroleum and natural gas industry by the Inflation Reduction Act ("IRA") in...more
On January 12, 2024, the EPA announced a proposed new rule entitled Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems (the "Proposed Rule"). As required by Congress pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act ("IRA"),...more
3/13/2024
/ Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Methane ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Waste Disposal
The Situation: The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") finalized regulations designed to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry by 80% in coming years at both new and existing facilities. The regulations...more
12/12/2023
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Congressional Review Act ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Rules ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Methane ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Reform
The Situation: The Inflation Reduction Act ("IRA") requires the U.S Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") to finalize new greenhouse gas reporting rules for the petroleum and natural gas industry based on "empirical...more
After years of attempts with varying success to regulate methane emissions from new oil and gas wells, the Biden administration has shifted strategy in proposing a regulatory program covering both new and existing oil and...more
11/22/2021
/ Air Pollution ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Methane ,
New Regulations ,
New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform
The Situation: Proposed resolutions in Congress and an injunction request in a Ninth Circuit case both seek significant reductions in fossil fuel use throughout the economy.
The Result: In the near term, it is easy to...more
3/15/2019
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Climate Change ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Green New Deal ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Trust Doctrine
February 2019 In Short The Situation: The definition of "waters of the United States" in the Clean Water Act ("CWA") circumscribes the jurisdictional authority of the federal government under the Act. This impacts not just...more
3/6/2019
/ Clean Water Act ,
Comment Period ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Jurisdiction ,
Navigable Waters ,
Oil & Gas ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands