The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a pre-publication version of a proposed rule that would remove affirmative defense provisions from certain Clean Air Act New Source Performance Standards...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the September 13th Federal Register a proposed rule that would amend the general provisions for Clean Air Act National Emission Standards for Hazardous...more
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (“NRECA”) submitted June 23rd comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in its docket addressing Proposed National Emission Standards for...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is proposing revisions to the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review (“NSR”) permitting regulations. The proposed rule would require that owners and operators of...more
The Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (“NESCAUM”) submitted August 9th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a September 4th Federal Register Notice proposing the results of a Residual Risk and Technology Review (“RTR”) of the Clean Air Act National Emission...more
Oilfield operators of every size have been busy implementing the Obama Administration’s labor-intensive requirements to detect and repair vapor leaks from well site equipment, often called the Quad Oa requirements, in...more
California Air Resources Board (CARB) Proposes Amendments to its Cap-and-Trade Program - On September 4, 2018, CARB proposed amendments to its greenhouse gas (“GHG”) cap-and-trade program to implement the changes required...more
A policy memorandum issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) during December 2017 clarifies how the agency will apply and enforce certain facets of the New Source Review regulations following a pair of...more