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Federal Appeals Court Denies CPP Stay, Will Hear Arguments in June
A federal appeals court has denied a motion by 26 states and several power generators to stay implementation of the Obama administration’s proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) until all legal challenges to the plan are resolved. Oral arguments are scheduled for early June.
January 22, 2016
Pennsylvania to Require Industry to Detect Methane Leaks, But Open to Alternative
The head of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said the agency could possibly hire more inspectors to help implement its proposed four-part plan for reducing methane emissions at oil and gas facilities, but for now the burden for leak detection will be handled by the industry.
January 21, 2016
U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Review EPA’s Power Plant GHG Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it won’t review a lower court ruling concerning the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from many existing power plants.
January 21, 2016
Pennsylvania Unveils Four-Part Methane Reduction Plan
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will revise its permitting guidelines for the oil and gas industry as part of a four-part plan to reduce methane emissions.
January 19, 2016
SoCalGas Leak Emissions Down 60%, Tests Indicate
While the target date for plugging the leak is still two months off, emissions have dropped 60% at the natural gas well storage site at Southern California Gas Co.’s Aliso Canyon underground field near Los Angeles, according to estimates by state regulators that were issued on Tuesday.
January 14, 2016
Voluntary Reporting of Methane Leaks Not Working, EDF Report Says
The oil and natural gas industry is failing to adequately report methane leaks from the U.S. oil/gas supply chain, according to a report aimed at investors released Monday by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
January 12, 2016
U.S. NatGas Industry’s ‘Exuberance’ Waned in 2015, Survey Says
Safety, aging infrastructure and environmental regulation ranked as the top three issues facing the natural gas industry in 2015, according to a group of industry stakeholders surveyed by Black & Veatch Insights Group.
December 30, 2015
Wyoming Challenges EPA Clean Power Plan
Wyoming Attorney General Peter Michael last week petitioned the Obama administration to reconsider its Clean Power Plan (CPP) final rule, calling it flawed.
December 28, 2015
Legal Challenges by Power Generators Mounting Against Clean Power Plan
A federal appeals court is considering whether to add six separate lawsuits, most of them by power generators, to a massive claim filed by 26 states against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP).
December 24, 2015
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