According to a Sunday blog post by Conn Carroll in the Washington Examiner, the EPA is hurrying efforts to implement regulations that would ban coal-fired power plants before the end of the year, in fear that a loss by President Obama in Tuesday’s election would put an end to what would otherwise be on the second-term agenda. Some will discredit that post as another example of … Continue Reading
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EPA Region 6 Has New Administrator
Posted in Energy Policy, RegulationsRon Curry is the EPA’s new administrator for Region 6, which is responsible for enforcement of federal environmental laws in Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Mr. Curry replaces Al “Crucify ‘em” Armendariz, who was sacked earlier this year after comments, caught on video, in which he likened his tactics to the Romans of antiquity who supressed the villages they… Continue Reading
The EPA’s Flawed Energy Policy
Posted in RegulationsThe predator returns. I don’t usually forward content created by others, and I try to avoid overtly political entries, but this one is from the June 14 Daily Policy Digest of the National Center for Policy Analysis. It is worth reading if you pay attention to energy and environmental policy: “For the last three years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has… Continue Reading
Wolves and the EPA Revisited
Posted in RegulationsMy last post featured editorial kudos for the EPA’s evenhanded approach to regulation of one aspect of drilling: handling of methane and volatile organic compounds during fracking. Perhaps the accolades were premature. I speak of the recently exposed and widely distributed video of the then-new and recently-resigned EPA Region 6 director Al Armendariz invoking an inappropriate analogy to his “philosphy” of regulating oil and gas producers. If… Continue Reading
Isaiah’s Prophecy Fulfilled by . . . the EPA?
Posted in Energy Policy“The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together . . .” (Isaiah 11:6) What does the Old Testament have to do with the oil business? It seems the EPA’s new rules on the capture of methane and volatile organic… Continue Reading
Environmental Penalties: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Posted in RegulationsIn my never-ending effort to improve my position in life by associating with people who are smarter and more knowledgable than I am (my wife being a notable example), this entry is by noted environmental lawyer Cynthia Bishop (cbishop@cbishoplaw.com) on a topic that is important to anyone in the energy business. If your E&P or service company is growing quickly, you could… Continue Reading
EPA Cries “Uncle”
Posted in Hydraulic FracturingInvoking the spirit of Emily Litella, the Environmental Protection Agency offered a govenmental ”never mind” when it withdrew its emergency order that attempted to hold Range Resources responsible for contamination of drinking water on Parker County, Texas, well sites under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Those who have followed this case know that several investigations into the EPA’s assertions showed no link… Continue Reading