In comments filed Monday with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Oklahoma Gas and Electricity (OG&E) strongly rejected the federal agency’s plan to reduce haze in the state in favor of Oklahoma’s own plan. EPA’s approach would create billions of dollars of unnecessary utility costs, resulting in the largest rate increase in the utility’s history, OG&E said.
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FERC Meets Shipper Groups Halfway on Outage Crediting Petition
FERC has rejected a request by associations representing major gas shippers to exercise its Section 5 authority requiring pipelines to amend their tariffs to comply with the Commission’s policy on the crediting of reservation charges during service outages — both planned and unplanned. But the association did not walk away empty handed.
April 26, 2011
Judge Rejects Industry Challenge to GOM Rules
The Interior Department scored a partial victory last Wednesday when U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman in Louisiana rejected industry allegations that the department exceeded its authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) by imposing new permitting requirements for developmental drilling in the western Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
April 11, 2011
Judge Strikes Down Industry Challenge to Requirements in Western Gulf
In his first favorable ruling for the Interior Department, U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman in Louisiana rejected industry allegations that the department exceeded its authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) by imposing new permitting requirements for developmental drilling in the western Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
April 8, 2011
IPAA Scores Early Victory with EPA over Hydrofracking
A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, has rejected a motion by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to dismiss a case brought by independent producers alleging that the agency failed to go through the proper channels to regulate diesel fuel used in the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) process.
January 24, 2011
Appeals Court Rejects Stay of GHG Emission Regulations
The federal appeals court in Washington, DC, has rejected a request by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and other industry groups to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations on Jan. 2.
December 20, 2010
Appeals Court Rejects Stay of GHG Emission Regulations
The federal appeals court in Washington, DC, has rejected a request by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and other industry groups to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations on Jan. 2.
December 15, 2010
FERC Rejects Challenges to Order Approving Ruby Pipeline
FERC Wednesday rejected pleas attempting to overturn its order approving the Ruby Pipeline LLC project on environmental grounds.
October 7, 2010
Obama Administration Removes Potential Roadblock to Marcellus Drilling
The Obama administration has rejected a New York congressman’s bid to put a temporary hold on Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling and exploratory activities in the Delaware River Basin.
September 24, 2010
Court Says FERC ‘Satisfactorily’ Handled WGL, Dominion Dispute
A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, Tuesday rejected Washington Gas Light Co.’s (WGL) petition to review a 2008 order in which FERC tried to settle a dispute between the utility and Dominion Cove Point over the impact of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the distributor’s system.
April 28, 2010
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