Topic
methane emissions
105 published works
Energy & Cleantech Counsel
BLM Rescission of the Methane Waste Prevention Rule Has Been Vacated; Two Thoughts About the Implications
By Seth Jaffe
Last week, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers vacated BLM’s rescission of the 2016 methane “Waste Prevention Rule.” Although Judge Rogers found many flaws in the rescission rule, I think that two…
Law & The Environment
BLM Rescission of the Methane Waste Prevention Rule Has Been Vacated; Two Thoughts About the Implications
By Seth Jaffe
Last week, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers vacated BLM’s rescission of the 2016 methane “Waste Prevention Rule.” Although Judge Rogers found many flaws in the rescission rule, I think that two…
Law & The Environment
More Evidence About Methane Emissions From Fracking
By Seth Jaffe
Earlier this month, I reported on a study showing that methane emissions from Permian Basin fracking operations were quite high. Since that study acknowledged that there are reasons to think…
Environmental Law Next
EPA Required to Finalize Federal Plan for Landfill Methane Emissions by January 2020
Last week, a federal judge denied a request from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) seeking to shift its timeline for implementing a 2016 rule targeting landfill emissions. As a…
Energy & the Law
Reducing Methane and CO2 from Oil and Gas Operations
Reports on the inevitable death of the fossil fuel industry are overdone (assuming it isn't kidnapped in the middle of the night by the next administration and murdered by litigation, regulation and executive fiat). One…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
EPA Seeks to Refocus Air Regs for Oil & Gas to “Obviate” the Need for Methane Rules
Under the Obama Administration, EPA issued rules for new sources in the oil and gas sector, both to expand the kinds of sources covered and to begin regulating a new…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Drone Completes 115-Mile Trial for Offshore Methane Detection
Last week, British Petroleum’s (BP) North Sea business completed its pilot project to remotely monitor methane emissions of its offshore assets by using an unmanned aerial system (UAS or drone).…
Law & The Environment
EPA Proposes to Eliminate Oil and Gas Methane Rules: Just Another Brick in the Deregulatory Wall
By Seth Jaffe
Last week, EPA proposed to eliminate regulation of methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. The most noteworthy response to the proposal came from the large producers. ExxonMobil, Shell,…
Presidential Power Blog
Trump, Obama, and the Problem of Unstable Policy
With his decision late last week, to weaken regulation of methane emissions, President Trump has extended his efforts to reverse the environmental policies of the Obama (and earlier) Administrations. These reversals provoke…
frESH
US EPA Proposes to Roll Back Obama-era Requirements to Control Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emissions
Today, US EPA proposed a rule to roll back the Obama Administration’s rule to control methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. Methane emissions from the oil and gas…