Texas hazardous waste law just notably improved—at least for facilities that take advantage of some recent rules. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) recently approved a rules package effective on February...more
While U.S. national elections are still three months away and inauguration day isn’t for well over six months, current national and battleground state polling suggests that a change in Administration seems more likely than...more
EPA took major steps on August 18, 2015 to curtail methane emissions from the oil and gas industry by simultaneously releasing four new proposed rules. These actions are part of the Obama Administration’s larger climate...more
8/19/2015
/ Clean Air Act ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Implementation Plans (FIP) ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Landfills ,
Methane ,
NAAQS ,
Oil & Gas ,
Popular
On June 10, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosted a webinar describing a plan to modernize the implementation of its April 11, 2000 Audit Policy. The plan – called eDisclosure – attempts to provide a...more
6/17/2015
/ Audit Policies ,
Audits ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure ,
eDisclosure ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
EPCRA ,
Penalties ,
Portal ,
Relief Measures ,
Right To Know
Last week's announcement by the US EPA of EPCRA violations at 17 facilities comes as part of the Agency's heightened scrutiny of chemical storage facilities in the aftermath of the West, Texas explosion and the Charleston,...more
Gunnison Sage Grouse Continues Its Wobbly Path Toward Listing
Energy Legal Blog, May 14, 2014 -
Last week, the Gunnison Sage Grouse took another detour on its road to being listed under the Endangered Species Act...more
5/21/2014
/ Air Pollution ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
ESA Listings ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NAAQS ,
Oil & Gas ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Refineries ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Wastewater
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated...more
On March 14, 2014, the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) within EPA issued an order denying review of the first petition for review of a Texas greenhouse gas (GHG) prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) permit....more
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated...more
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated...more
2/28/2014
/ Air Quality Standards ,
Clean Air Act ,
Endangered Species ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Oil & Gas ,
Sierra Club ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated...more
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated...more
1/22/2014
/ CERCLA ,
Energy Exploration ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fracking ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Land Developers ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Oil & Gas ,
OSHA ,
Superfund ,
Texas ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Mexican Federal Congress Approves Important Constitutional Energy Reform Bill -
Energy Legal Blog, December 13, 2013 -
As we previously reported, on August 12, 2013, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto...more
12/20/2013
/ Climate Change ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Reform ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Landfills ,
Mexico ,
Oil & Gas ,
PEMEX ,
Penalties ,
Permits ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Water
We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated...more
On September 23rd, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register final amendments to sections of its 2012 New Source Performance Standard OOOO (NSPS OOOO) applicable to storage...more