The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) intent to use the Clean Power Plan to regulate carbon dioxide emissions is unconstitutional, says Laurence Tribe, professor of constitutional law at Harvard University. Tribe recently filed comments…
On February 25, the Subcommittees on Energy and Power and Environment and the Economy held a hearing on President Obama’s 2016 budget request for the Environmental …
The White House announced yesterday that it will be releasing new regulations to curb the amount of methane generated by drilling operations throughout the United States. How the …
Coal plants are facing a series of EPA regulations that are requiring owners to invest in pollution controls or shutter aging plants. The new standards apply to about 1,400 coal and oil-fired generating units at 600 power plants, reports Bloomberg…
Bills Would Change How the EPA Operates
The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to pass H.R. 4795, the Promoting New Manufacturing Act, with a vote of 238-172. The bill is set to help cut red tape associated with building …
“President has the best interests of the EPA in mind”
After mid-term elections that saw the Senate change hands from the Democrats to the Republicans and increased the GOP’s representation in the House, many in the GOP are saying the …
Bill will accelerate EPA approval, accountability
The House of Representatives is set to vote this week on H.R. 4795, the Promoting New Manufacturing Act, authored by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA). The legislation encourages building and industrial development in …
It was a cold, rainy day in downtown Denver when an Oil & Gas 360® reporter was greeted in the bathroom at the EPA office building: “Lovely weather out there, huh? Even God’s saying there’s a carbon problem!”
The U.S. …
On January 17, 2008, President Obama said, “If someone wants to build a coal power plant, they can, it’s just that it will bankrupt them…” That promise is coming into fruition now.
Last month, the EPA revealed its Clean Power …
Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed Clean Power Plan, which plans to lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 30% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels. The U.S. levels in 2013 were 10% below those of …
On Monday, June 23, the Supreme Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) expansion of authority for the first time in years.
The case was Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency et al. A major part …
A change to the way oil and gas pollution is regulated is the next big step for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
CDPHE is moving forward to adopt EPA’s air pollution rules. In 2012, EPA set new …
HOUSTON, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (ticker: COG) today announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined, “that there are not levels of contaminants present that would require additional action by the Agency.” This …
