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EPA to rescind methane regulations for oil and gas

August 10, 2020

Fox Business The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to adopt new rules that would rescind regulations for methane-gas emissions, including ending requirements that oil-and-gas producers have systems and procedures to detect methane leaks in their systems, senior administration officials said. The rule changes will apply to wells drilled since 2016 and going forward, and remove the largest pipelines, storage sites and

End of an era? Series of U.S. setbacks bodes ill for big oil, gas pipeline projects

July 8, 2020

Reuters WASHINGTON/NEW YORK – A rapid-fire succession of setbacks for big energy pipelines in the United States this week has revealed an uncomfortable truth for the oil and gas industry: environmental activists and landowners opposed to projects have become good at blocking them in court. The latest setbacks have increased the difficulty for developers of billions of dollars worth of

A massive renewable energy scheme in Australia has been recommended for environmental approval

May 4, 2020

CNBC A vast renewable energy scheme has been recommended for environmental approval by Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). The Asian Renewable Energy Hub is a planned development in the East Pilbara area of Western Australia. Set to cover 6,500 square kilometers of land, it’s envisaged that the project will produce as much as 15 gigawatts (GW) of wind and

‘Astonishing’: Trump EPA backs down on biofuel waivers in blow to U.S. refiners

March 25, 2020

Reuters The Trump administration has decided not to appeal a court ruling that would sharply reduce its use of waivers exempting refineries from the nation’s biofuels regulation, cheering the corn lobby but drawing anger from oil refiners. The administration had until the end of March 24 to file a challenge, but by early March 25, no such filing had been

Three injured in Texas petrochemical plant blast

November 27, 2019

Reuters HOUSTON – Three workers were injured in an early morning explosion on Wednesday that sparked a blaze at a Texas petrochemical plant, the latest in a series of chemical plant accidents in the region. An initial explosion at a TPC Group plant in Port Neches, Texas, was followed by secondary blasts, shattering windows and blowing locked doors off their

Trump Administration Moves to Limit State Powers to Block Pipelines, Terminals

August 9, 2019

From Reuters The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday unveiled a proposal that would curb state powers to block pipelines and other energy projects, as part of the Trump administration’s effort to boost domestic oil, gas and coal development. The move, swiftly criticized by an organization representing progressive states, comes four months after President Donald Trump ordered the EPA here

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U.S. Lawmaker Wants EPA Refinery Biofuel Waivers Investigated

May 23, 2019

From Reuters Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth on Wednesday asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General to investigate why the agency vastly expanded its use of waivers to exempt small refineries from the nation’s biofuel law. The request, made in a letter from Duckworth’s office to Acting Inspector Charles Sheehan, follows a May 16 Reuters report that the

House GOP Pushes Elimination of Ethanol Mandate

December 12, 2018

From Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON – House Republicans are pushing to eliminate the federal mandate that ethanol be blended into the nation’s fuel supply, to be replaced by a requirement cars built from 2023 on run only on gasoline with a minimum octane level of 95. In legislation under debate at a hearing Tuesday, the EPA would stop requiring ethanol blending in

Congressman Seeks to Raise Ethanol Content at the Pump to 15%

April 17, 2018

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) set yearly RFS volume requirements for each renewable fuel category. EPA updates volume requirements each year based on fuel availability. The RFS is a federal program that requires transportation fuel that is sold in the United States to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels. It’s known as the renewable fuel

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Gasoline Demand: EPA Tosses Fuel Economy Rule, Seeks to Revoke California’s Ability to Set Own Standard

April 3, 2018

Pruitt says federal requirement to hit 55 miles per gallon by 2025 will be replaced by different federal number, taking input from all states From the L.A. Times Setting up its most aggressive clash yet with California over environmental standards, the Trump administration signaled Monday it may revoke the state’s ability under the Clean Air Act to impose stricter standards

EPA Boss Ends “Sue & Settle” Environmental Policymaking

October 17, 2017

“The days of regulation through litigation are over,” – EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt issued an Agency-wide directive today designed to end “sue and settle” policymaking practices within the EPA. The boss of one of the government’s most powerful regulating bodies initiated a plan that delivers an unprecedented level of public participation and transparency in EPA consent

EPA Chief Pulls Plug on Clean Power Plan

October 10, 2017

For coal the damage is already done, plants are switching to natural gas Today U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to repeal the prior administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP). “After reviewing the CPP, EPA has proposed to determine that the Obama-era regulation exceeds the Agency’s statutory authority,” the agency

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