Criticism

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tuesday defended the agency’s endangerment finding for regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions against an onslaught of criticism from Senate Republicans who contend that it is based on faulty science and that the debate over whether global warming really exists is unsettled.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tuesday defended the agency’s endangerment finding for regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions against an onslaught of criticism from Senate Republicans who contend that it is based on faulty science and that the debate over whether global warming really exists is unsettled.

Colorado regulators Wednesday adopted the most comprehensive state oil and natural gas drilling regulations in the nation. The unanimous vote drew scathing criticism from the Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA) and several state Republican lawmakers.

The Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) last month leveled strong criticism at the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) after state regulators provisionally passed a set of stringent regulations to protect drinking water and manage odors at natural gas drilling sites.

The Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) leveled strong criticism at the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) after the state regulators this week provisionally passed a set of stringent regulations to protect drinking water and manage odors at natural gas drilling sites.

Despite the widespread congressional criticism of the Minerals Management Services’ (MMS) royalty-relief program, the Interior Department agency has issued a proposed rule that seeks to expand royalty relief for deep and ultra-deep natural gas production in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

FERC’s recent decisions on gas quality standards for Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) in a precedent-setting case ( RP04-249) affecting LNG have drawn criticism from both ends and the pipeline itself: from suppliers who claim it will severely limit LNG imports, to power generators who claim the Commission should have provided cost mitigation for end users whose equipment must be changed to handle a different gas quality.

FERC’s recent decisions on gas quality standards for Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) in a precedent-setting case ( RP04-249) affecting LNG have drawn criticism from both ends and the pipeline itself: from suppliers who claim it will severely limit LNG imports, to power generators who claim the Commission should have provided cost mitigation for end users whose equipment must be changed to handle a different gas quality.

Despite the widespread congressional criticism of the Minerals Management Services’ (MMS) royalty-relief program, the Interior Department agency issued a proposed rule Friday that seeks to expand royalty relief for deep and ultra-deep natural gas production in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).