Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing and Modified Electric Generating Units
Environmental Protection Agency This proposed regulation would require states to cut the amount of carbon dioxide their power plants emit for each... Read More
Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone (Ozone rule, ozone NAAQS)
Environmental Protection Agency Monday, Dec. 1, is the court-ordered deadline for EPA to issue its proposed update to the ozone air quality... Read More
Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands
Interior Department – Bureau of Land Management This rule would set the first federal regulations governing hydraulic fracturing on federal lands. BLM... Read More
Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
Environmental Protection Agency Cross-State Air Pollution Rule will take effect this Jan. 1. The change in compliance dates — from Jan. 1,... Read More
North Dakota: State Proposes Rules for Bakken Crude Content
Midstream [email_link] On November 13, in an effort to improve the safety of oil transport, the state’s Industrial Commission released draft regulations... Read More
West Virginia: State Opens Wildlife Conservation Land to Hydraulic Fracturing
Upstream Conventional & Unconventional Onshore Development [email_link] State officials recently accepted bids to hydraulic fracture under the Conaway Run Wildlife Management Area.... Read More
Virginia: Hydraulic Fracturing Approved in George Washington National Forest
Upstream Conventional & Unconventional Onshore Development [email_link] The federal government reversed its ban on hydraulic fracturing within the 1.1 million-acre span of... Read More
Texas: New Rules in Place for Injection Wells
Upstream Conventional & Unconventional Onshore Development [email_link] On November 17, the State of Texas began enforcing new rules that require drilling operators... Read More
Texas: TCEQ Installs Air Monitor in the Eagle Ford
Upstream Conventional & Unconventional Onshore Development [email_link] The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is installing an air quality monitor in the... Read More
California: Los Angeles City Department Report Questions Potential Hydraulic Fracturing Ban
Upstream Conventional & Unconventional Onshore Development [email_link] Earlier this year, the Los Angeles City Council voted to begin drafting rules to prohibit... Read More