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EPA Proposes Granting Texas Primacy for Class VI Wells

The proposal could accelerate the permitting process for carbon capture and storage projects in the state. On June 9, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a proposed rule that, if approved, would...more

US EPA Proposes Methane Emissions Fees for Oil and Natural Gas Industry

The WEC Rule would impose fees for oil and gas facilities reporting a certain amount of greenhouse gas emissions per year. On January 26, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal...more

COP28: Key Takeaways From the Annual Climate Conference in Dubai

The first global stocktake, Article 6, carbon markets, new finance pledges, and the loss and damage fund formed the major developments at this year’s conference. Between November 30 and December 12, 2023, Dubai hosted the...more

California Legislature Passes Four Aggressive Climate Bills and Authorizes Extension of Diablo Canyon

The climate bills championed by Governor Newsom stand to alter the state’s climate policy for years to come. On August 31, 2022, the last day of its 2021-2022 session, the California Legislature passed four climate bills...more

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Oregon’s LCFS Program

High Court’s action clears pathway for low-carbon fuel standard programs. On May 13, 2019, the US Supreme Court denied certiorari in American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), et al., v. O’Keeffe, et al...more

Dismissal of Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Case Appealed Amidst Program Extension

Appeal in POET II could complicate California Air Resources Board’s proposed LCFS amendments. In the case commonly referred to as POET II, petitioner POET, LLC, a biofuels manufacturer, challenged the Low Carbon Fuel...more

California Air Resources Board Clarifies 2018 LCFS Targets and POET II Case Approaches Major Milestone

Recent guidance published by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) clarifies the treatment of diesel fuels under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) in light of the Court of Appeals’ May 30, 2017 decision in POET I....more

California’s Supreme Court Denies ARB Petition To Review LCFS Case

In a previous post, we described how potential delays in the resolution of the case commonly known as POET I could create uncertainty regarding the future of the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). On August 23, 2017,...more

Legislative Update: California Passes Groundbreaking Legislation Increasing Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Mandates, But...

The end of the California State Legislature’s regular session for the year culminated in a frenzy of action, with Assembly members scrambling to pass dozens of bills before midnight on September 12, 2015. The California...more

EPA Finalizes Historic Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Program

Existing and new power plants face increasing complexity as EPA’s historic final rule regulating greenhouse gas emissions represents a major expansion of EPA’s regulatory authority. In a rare presidential announcement of...more

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