EPA Issues Final Rule to Reduce Methane and Other Pollution from Oil and Natural Gas Operations
Check out the EPA Fact Sheet and Summary of Standards.
Environmental Compliance
Triple Crown Resources: Complex Emissions Regulations Frustrate Operators
Oil and gas companies — large and small — are serious about reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.But Ryan Keys, co-founder of Triple Crown Resources, is finding a lot of frustration …
New Mexico Sees Progress on Waste Rule Compliance.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham entered her second term this year continuing to focus on improving the state’s environment. Part of that focus falls under the mission of the …
Methane Intensity Tax Still On Track for 2024 Start
A new year is rapidly approaching, and with it oil and gas producers could see a new tax — a methane intensity tax that takes effect in 2024, with tax …
Author: Response to Climate Change can be Damaging
Michael Shellenberger believes climate change is real. But he believes the response to climate change can be even more damaging.
New Mexico fines Texas oil company over $40 million for egregious air quality and Oil and Gas Act violations
Environment Department issues Administrative Compliance Order and the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department issues separate Notice of Violation to Ameredev
New Mexico Implementing New Ozone Rules in 2024
Environmental Department is implementing ozone-precursor rules in a bid to reduce ground level ozone, and while some regulations went into effect last August, new regulations are due to take effect …
Uncertainty, Confusion Continue to Grow Around Methane Tax
Confusion and uncertainty reign when it comes to the pending methane emissions tax included in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act.
Operators Urged to Prepare Now for Methane Intensity Tax
A new methane intensity tax is set to take effect beginning in 2024, and analysis shows smaller producers are facing significant exposure.
Expanded Emissions Rules Will Draw in More Production Sites
Later this year, the EPA is expected to enact new rules -OOOOb and OOOOc -rules that incorporate even more production sites.