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The EPA Begins Rolling Back Obama-Era Emission Regulations as U.S. says it will Pull Out of Paris Climate Agreement

June 1, 2017

The EPA has issued a 90-day stay on oil and gas emissions standards The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it will put a halt to some of the Obama-era regulations on the oil and gas industry. Using its Clean Air Act authority, the EPA has issued a 90-day stay of the fugitive emissions, pneumatic pumps, and professional engineer certification

The War on Coal is Done: Pruitt

April 13, 2017

EPA launches Back-to-Basics agenda at Pennsylvania coal mine U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt visited the Harvey Mine in Sycamore, Pa., last week where he announced EPA’s Back-to-Basics agenda, cementing his earlier statement that the new administration has declared an end to the ‘war on coal’. The agenda is a result of Pruitt’s initiative to refocus EPA on its intended mission,

White House Budget Increases Funding for Energy Development on Public Lands and Offshore, Continues to Streamline Permitting

March 16, 2017

The White House released its FY 2018 budget proposal today, entitled “America First – A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again.” The White House proposes a budget that will increase funds in support of energy development on public lands and offshore, and it intends to continue to streamline the permitting process “and provide industry with access to the energy resources

Rolling Back the Red Tape: Pruitt Withdraws EPA’s Request for Equipment and Emissions Counts at Existing Oil & Gas Sites

March 6, 2017

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is withdrawing its request that owners and operators in the oil and natural gas industry provide information on equipment and emissions at existing oil and gas operations. The withdrawal is effective immediately, meaning owners and operators – including those who have received an extension to their due dates for providing the information

Several stalled or presumed dead energy projects are back in the driver’s seat in 2017,

Shrinking Red Tape Moves Energy Projects Forward

February 20, 2017

Mining states celebrate HJR 38, Keystone XL back on track, CPP still an unknown Several stalled or presumed dead energy projects are back in the driver’s seat in 2017, and the new team running things in Washington, both at the White House and in Congress, has moved rapidly in the past month to begin to rollback some of the growth-stifling regulations

Scott Pruitt Confirmed as EPA Head

February 17, 2017

Scott Pruitt was confirmed to run the EPA today, with the Senate voting 52-46 to confirm. Two Democrats, Joe Manchin (WV) and Heidi Heitkamp (ND) crossed party lines to support Pruitt, while one Republican, Susan Collins (ME), voted against him. Scott Pruitt has been the Oklahoma Attorney General since 2011, in which position he distinguished himself as a harsh critic

EPA Carbon Standards for Cars, Light Trucks to Reduce Oil Consumption by 1.2 Billion Barrels

December 1, 2016

EPA carbon rule is expected to add $800-$1,100 to new car sticker prices and reduce oil consumption by 1.2 billion barrels While the oil industry was watching OPEC, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy has issued a final proposal to leave the carbon emissions standards for model years 2022-2025 in place. “This extensive body of analysis shows that

Wyoming Revisits Water Quality Study and Finds Oil & Gas Likely Not to Blame

November 10, 2016

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) has released the results of its study into water quality issues in the Pavillion Gas Field Cistern Area east of Pavillion, Wyoming. This study was carried out from in response to a prior study which took place between 2009 and 2011, where the EPA conducted field investigations in response to complaints of taste

EPA Releases New Emissions Guidelines for VOCs from Oil and Gas Equipment, Well Sites

October 26, 2016

Haynes and Boone looks at new EPA guidelines The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published new final Control Techniques Guidelines (CTGs) targeting volatile organic compound emissions from existing oil and natural gas equipment and processes in certain states and nonattainment areas. The agency looked at all the points where it found that emissions can occur throughout the oil and natural

North Dakota Mineral Resource Director, Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Call EPA Regulations into Question

July 6, 2016

Lynn Helms, David Porter, others testify in front of House Committee about the effects of the EPA’s 3,900 rules on industry, states, jobs since 2009 Lynn Helms, director of the Oil and Gas Division of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce – Subcommittee on Energy and Power to discuss the effects

D.C. Court Delays Clean Power Plan Hearing by more than Three Months

May 19, 2016

D.C. court makes rare decision to bypass three-judge panel for Clean Power Plan review In an unusual move, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals announced that oral arguments to assess the merits of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan will now take place before a nine-judge panel, bypassing review of challenges by a three-judge panel. The original three-judge panel was scheduled

EPA’s Latest Methane Inventory “Seriously Flawed”: API

April 19, 2016

The American Petroleum Institute called the EPA’s greenhouse gas inventory, “seriously flawed and inconsistent with previous EPA reports and other scientific research.” That is what Kyle Isakower, API vice president of regulatory and economic policy, told reporters in a conference call. “We’re concerned the administration is putting politics ahead of science by turning the numbers on their head,” Isakower said. The EPA’s

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