regulations

Higher bonding amounts and an expanded orphaned well program will fund the cleanup of thousands of aging sites.

This marks the first time the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has formally incorporated environmental justice considerations into one of its policies, making environmental justice a matter to be considered systematically in FERC proceedings for certificates of public convenience and necessity.

Coal states are questioning whether the Clean Air Act gave the EPA the power to create policy.

A lawsuit filed in the Bay Area represents a looming issue for thousands of idled oil and gas wells.

The industry group called the decision by the court “misguided” and said it will result in significant uncertainty for Gulf of Mexico producers

The Los Angeles City Council voted to ban new oil and gas wells in the country’s second most populous city and phase out existing wells over a period of 5 years.

A federal judge tossed out the results of Sale 257, held last November, because of what it said was the government’s underestimation of the potential effect on the environment.

The Texas Railroad Commission has designated a new swath of the Permian as a Seismic Response Area after a series of earthquakes linked to water-disposal wells rattled the area.

Regulatory uncertainty continues to hamper Canadian provinces in competition for hydrocarbon investment.