My 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
Isaiah’s Prophecy Fulfilled by . . . the EPA?
“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
Environmental Penalties: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
In 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.
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EPA Cries “Uncle”
Invoking 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