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Hilcorp fined $9.4M in first settlement for fracing violations under new standards

October 21, 2024

(World Oil) – Hilcorp Energy Co., the privately held oil producer run by billionaire Jeff Hildebrand, will pay a $9.4 million civil penalty for failing to reduce emissions of methane and volatile gases in New Mexico. It’s the first settlement to address violations from fracing under the Clean Air Act’s New Source Performance Standards, the Department of Justice and Environmental

US Supreme Court declines to pause EPA mercury, methane rules

October 4, 2024

(CNBC) – Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Environmental Protection Agency to continue enforcing for now a new rule that set more stringent standards on emissions of mercury and other toxic metals from coal-fired power plants. The court declined a request for emergency relief sought by nearly a dozen states and the energy sector, which had argued the EPA’s new standards

Hilcorp fined $9.4M in first settlement for fracing violations under new standards

US Supreme Court declines to pause EPA mercury, methane rules

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